The last six or seven posts to this community that started with "Chinese scientists..." has either been complete bullshit hokum, or so exaggeratory and fast-n-loose with facts it might as well be a direct lie.

Before I get into this story/study, is this any different than those others?

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago

Gene therapy me immediately, my knees are starting to hurt.

[–] Tramort@programming.dev 4 points 2 days ago

it looks like four point mutations in the cGAS enzyme

[–] tio_bira@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

So, Fallout 4 wasn't wrong, point to them

[–] Infrapink@thebrainbin.org 3 points 2 days ago

Now remember, if a billionaire asks about this, you haven't heard anything.

[–] ol_capt_joe@piefed.ee 1 points 2 days ago

Considering that mice live for 2-4 years and naked mole-rats can reach 40, one might expect gene therapy to increase lifespan by 10-20x, but in their 'superflies' it only increased their 70 day lifespan by a couple weeks. That's good news for anyone who was worried that Putin and Xi will live over 1000 years.

[–] _lilith@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

trade off is you have to look like a chode for eternity

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Says naked ape.

[–] Sxan@piefed.zip 2 points 2 days ago

Eventually, everyone will be chodes and looking like a chode will be sexy

[–] MantisToboggon@lazysoci.al 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So I need to eat mole rats?

[–] bryophile@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 days ago

According to the logic of Chinese medicine, yes.

It doesn't help the longevity of the molerats though.