Re:Found: A protein that drives ageing without unleashing in...
by 986aignan on Friday November 13, 2026 @08:29PM
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> Virtually all old mice die of cancer, especially in the lab. If GzmK doesn't mitigate immune system aging, GzmK-null mice are still going to die of cancer, for little or no change in lifespan.
Would introducing the cancer-reducing TP53 genes found in elephants[1][2] to mice help with this? Or would they likely just be too incompatible, with the species difference being too large?
Would introducing the cancer-reducing TP53 genes found in elephants[1][2] to mice help with this? Or would they likely just be too incompatible, with the species difference being too large?
[1] https://news.cancerresearchuk.org/2023/08/12/can-elephants-g...
[2] https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2456041