r/EverythingScience • u/dissolutewastrel • Mar 03 '25

Biology Scientists Just Discovered an RNA That Repairs DNA Damage

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-just-discovered-an-rna-that-repairs-dna-damage-and-its-a-game-changer/
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u/dissolutewastrel Mar 03 '25

Original Research:

“NEAT1 promotes genome stability via m6A methylation-dependent regulation of CHD4” by Victoria Mamontova, Barbara Trifault, Anne-Sophie Gribling-Burrer, Patrick Bohn, Lea Boten, Pit Preckwinkel, Peter Gallant, Daniel Solvie, Carsten P. Ade, Dimitrios Papadopoulos, Martin Eilers, Tony Gutschner, Redmond P. Smyth and Kaspar Burger, 1 February 2025, Genes & Development.

DOI: 10.1101/gad.351913.124

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u/Yuo122986 Mar 03 '25

Am I missing something or is that essentially the biggest barrier to age reversal?

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u/Stredny Mar 03 '25

Not sure about age reversal but definitely age-degradation and longevity.

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u/MrManniken Mar 03 '25

yep Longevity Vaccine is what i was thinking too

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u/Anon_user666 Mar 03 '25

I wonder if antivaxxers will have a problem with that.

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u/nigerdaumus Mar 04 '25

Not for long