Scientists have discovered that tardigrade proteins can slow down the metabolism of human cells. This can lead to the development of technologies that slow down the aging process.
Publika.az reports that tardigrades or water bears have the ability to survive in extreme conditions. They can survive being completely dried, frozen, heated to over 150 degrees Celsius, exposed to several thousand times more light than humans can tolerate, and even in the vacuum of space.
A research team led by the University of Wyoming in the US has discovered that tardigrades use gel-forming proteins inside cells to slow down their life processes. When these proteins are added to human cells, the molecules gel and slow down metabolism, just like in tardigrades.
This discovery could lead to the development of new technologies that induce a temporary state of death in cells and even entire organisms to slow aging.
Roza Shafiyeva
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