Okay, this isn’t available just yet, but in 2012 scientists at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre managed to prolong the natural lifespan of mice by up to 24% through gene therapy. The good news is that the treatment was carried out on adult mice. Previously the scientists had managed to alter mouse embryo genes to confer a longer life, but treating human beings in this way is unlikely to be judged ethical.
Protip – the younger you’re treated the better. The mice treated aged one lived longer than older mice receiving the same treatment.
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