I've been doing a bit of reading regarding aging and its causes.
As everyone is well aware, aging is supposedly just the result of improperly replicated DNA resulting in imperfect cells and function.
So what I've gathered from this, and from where future research is headed is this:
Halting or reversing aging in future may be possible, however, access to a younger 'pristine' form of ones DNA will make the earlier applications of this technology possible.
Apparently DNA is pretty sturdy stuff, but I have also read that it starts degrading in storage in under a year. Storing a -80 Deg/C in liquid nitrogen storage tanks seems to be the only way of flawlessly storing DNA indefinitely. Who the fuck has Dewar storage tanks lying around though right?
My question is this:
Does anybody know of any commercial enterprises that offer this service. Or is anyone aware of any other cheap/DIY method of reliably preserving DNA?
As everyone is well aware, aging is supposedly just the result of improperly replicated DNA resulting in imperfect cells and function.
So what I've gathered from this, and from where future research is headed is this:
Halting or reversing aging in future may be possible, however, access to a younger 'pristine' form of ones DNA will make the earlier applications of this technology possible.
Apparently DNA is pretty sturdy stuff, but I have also read that it starts degrading in storage in under a year. Storing a -80 Deg/C in liquid nitrogen storage tanks seems to be the only way of flawlessly storing DNA indefinitely. Who the fuck has Dewar storage tanks lying around though right?
My question is this:
Does anybody know of any commercial enterprises that offer this service. Or is anyone aware of any other cheap/DIY method of reliably preserving DNA?
