SCIENTISTS STITCHED ONE ONE OLD MOUSE

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The video leverages a surprising and counter-intuitive scientific finding about aging, presented in a digestible and engaging way with clear on-screen text and relatable commentary. The "twist" in the narrative keeps viewers engaged until the end, leading into a soft call to action for the creator's newsletter.

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This video discusses the scientific experiment of parabiosis, where young and old mice are surgically connected to share blood. While initial findings suggested that young blood could rejuvenate older mice, further research indicates that the benefits might be from cleaning out aging signals in the old blood, and the process can negatively impact the younger mouse. The creator promotes their newsletter for more dystopian tech news.

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1Introduction to parabiosis experiment
2Initial findings and the concept of young blood rejuvenation
3The twist: benefits from cleaning old blood, not just young blood

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The pursuit of immortality | source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/old-mice-could-live-longer-by-sharing-young-blood-study-finds-180982710/ | source: https://www.businessinsider.com/millionaire-bryan-johnson-stops-blood-infusions-young-people-teen-son-2023-7 #dystopian #technology

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SCIENTISTS STITCHED ONE ONE OLD MOUSE TOGETHER SHARED THE SAME BLOOD SUPPLY. THE OLD MOUSE SLOWER, BUT THE YOUNG MOUSE STARTED TO AGE FASTER. AGE FASTER SOUNDS TOTALLY FAKE BUT IT'S A REAL EXPERIMENT CALLED PARABIOSIS, AND IT'S BEEN RUNNING SINCE 2,005. SUPPLY OF YOUNG BLOOD. IT'S HEART AND ITS LIVER ARE ALL MEASURABLY BOUNCING BACK THAT ONE RESULT YOUNG BLOOD GOLD ABOUT CLINICS BIO HACKERS AND BILLIONAIRES ALL PAY FOR TEENAGE PLASMA BUT NOT TOO LONG AFTER, THE SCIENTIST WHO STARTED IT KEPT DIGGING FOUND RUINS THE ENTIRE FANTASY. HERE'S THE TWIST THAT THE HEADLINES IN THIS GAME, THE HEALING SEEMS TO COME FROM CLEANING OUT THE AGING SIGNALS OLD BLOOD MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE THAT COULD BE MAGICALLY FOUND IN YOUNG BLOOD. MOUSE IN THAT EXPERIMENT GOT WORSE, AGEING FASTER, CARRYING BOTH OF THEM. YOU CAN'T JUST MOVE YOUR AGEING THAT'S YOUNGER AND HAVE NO CONSEQUENCES. YOU CAN ONLY MAKE TWO PEOPLE OLDER AT THE SAME TIME, BUT ONE JUST MIGHT START AGING SLOWER THAN THEY WERE BEFORE. LINK IN BIO STAY UPDATED ON MORE DYSTOPIAN TECH THEN SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER IN MY BIO. AS ALWAYS, THINK FOLLOW ME

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Scientists stitched one one old mouse together, shared the same blood supply. The old mouse slower, but the young mouse started to age faster. Age faster. Sounds totally fake, but it's a real experiment called parabiosis, and it's been running since 2005. Supply of young blood. It's heart and its liver are all measurably bouncing back. That one result, young blood gold. About clinics, bio hackers and billionaires all pay for teenage plasma. But not too long after, the scientist who started it kept digging, found ruins the entire fantasy. Here's the twist that the headlines in this game, the healing seems to come from cleaning out the aging signals, old blood, more than anything else that could be magically found in young blood. Mouse in that experiment got worse, aging faster, carrying both of them. You can't just move your aging that's younger and have no consequences. You can only make two people older at the same time, but one just might start aging a little bit slower than they were before. Link in bio. Stay updated on more dystopian tech. Then sign up for my newsletter in my bio. As always, think. Follow me.