What Are Genes ? How Aging Can Be Prevented ?
By Ganesh44
@Ganesh44 (5547)
India
3 responses
@ElicBxn (63568)
• United States
25 Sep 10
genes are not just in our blood, they are in every cell of our body
there are genes in every cell of every living thing, even viruses have genes, not a lot but they have them.
having said that, genes have a kind of age limiting thing to them at which point they stop making correct copies of themselves.
cancer is the cells making mutated versions of themselves
so the idea that the scientists have is to alter the genes so that they continue making correct copies of the cells, to end the age related breakdown of the genetic material...
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@brijav (12)
• Philippines
15 Jun 11
I discover the answer of this topic when I was in college. The answer is simple. The air that gave us life, is the same air that make us old. That air is the oxygen. Our mitochondria in cells uses oxygen to make energy. But at the same time, it also make toxic chemicals: free radicals. Scientist believe that if we control our amount of radicals using the vitamins and minerals in different fruits and vegetables and proper lifestyle, we will lengthen our life.