New CRISPR breakthrough allows to switch genes on and off | Lifespan News
Channel: Lifespan News
Date: 2021-04-20

A CRISPR-Cas9 breakthrough allows to switch genes in cells on and off much more easily than before; researchers managed to create new neurons in the brains of mice from other cells; the Dog Aging Project was featured on Science to Save the World. You'll find these and more stories in this episode of Lifespan News.

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0:00 Intro
0:34 New CRISPR Technology Allows Turning Genes Off and On Again
2:12 Researchers Convert Astrocytes to Neurons in Vivo
3:52 The Dog Aging Project on Science To Save The World
4:20 Researchers Claim Serum Albumin Increases Mouse Lifespan
5:35 Hypoxia Reduces SASP Without Reducing Senescent Cell Burden

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New CRISPR Technology Allows Turning Genes Off and On Again:
https://www.lifespan.io/news/new-crispr-technology-allows-turning-genes-off-and-on-again/
See also this video on  @The Sheekey Science Show  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey_fHallApE

Researchers Convert Astrocytes to Neurons in Vivo:
https://www.lifespan.io/news/researchers-convert-astrocytes-to-neurons-in-vivo/

The Dog Aging Project on Science to Save the World:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6Q2X8GF6sY

Researchers Claim Serum Albumin Increases Mouse Lifespan:
https://www.lifespan.io/news/recombinant-serum-albumin-increases-longevity-in-mice/

Hypoxia Reduces SASP Without Reducing Senescent Cell Burden:
https://www.lifespan.io/news/hypoxia-reduces-sasp-without-reducing-senescent-cell-burden/

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Music: "Retro 80s technology" by Eric Matyas

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https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(21)00353-6
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41421-021-00243-8
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1097276521002136
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.02.21.432135v1.full
https://www.cell.com/fulltext/S0092-8674%2816%2931664-6
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