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Re:New nanoparticles can perform gene editing in the lungs by kiba on Thursday April 27, 2023 @06:47PM (#35735480)
High VO2 max is heavily correlated with abilities to do things in old age, and thus survival. Considering that fragility of the elderly is a threat to their survival and quality of life, it is something worth researching.
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Re:New nanoparticles can perform gene editing in the lungs by MauranKilom on Thursday April 27, 2023 @08:05PM (#35736030)
But surviving longer in old age is not inherently selected for evolutionarily...
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Re:New nanoparticles can perform gene editing in the lungs by bastawhiz on Friday April 28, 2023 @09:25AM (#35741025)
Is there any indication this is influenced by genetics? Or is it behavior during life?
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