Feel Oh So Chrismassy

I stepped on with good mood today. Yeah...

1. Kereta tumben ga telat
2. Baru tau kalo IPK gue 3.03, tapiii... masih kurang dua nilai lagi. Whaattt ??!! gue kyknya udh komplit ksh tugas. Dosennya mesti gue samperin lg nih kayaknya.
3. Si Angklung ga marah lagi. Thank God.

I think there's alot comin' up today so it's just tentative. I'll get back to my blog later. Meanwhile, here's what I found today on Lao-Ocean-Girl, pretty cool :



Tom is a little bit exaggerated, don't u think ?

How Would You Like To Live 500 Years ?


Cynthia Kenyon is a biologist. About ten years ago, she was studying the genetics of nematodes … tiny transparent worms and their offspring. They only grow to about a centimeter long and live about 20 days. One day, she forgot to throw out the lab dish, and came across it about a month later. These tiny worms were now old … very old. They were shriveled and lethargic. Their life-span was almost over.

As she gazed upon the elderly nematodes she felt sorry for them, and the thought occurred, "I’m getting old, too." Suddenly, the idea came to her that she should study their aging process! She had never seen an "old" worm before, and their plight challenged her to see if she could figure out why and how they were getting old.

In the course of her research at the University of California-San Francisco, she learned that the worm only has 6 chromosomes, making it rather easy to find the gene that she dubbed "daf-2." Though her colleagues tried to discourage her, in 1993, she discovered that daf-2 was responsible for making a protein similar to the human insulin receptor.

Back then, very few scientists expected a single gene to have much effect on an organism, but Kenyon pursued the study. She discovered a way to turn off the gene … and was surprised to see the worms live twice as long! Eureka! She had found the proverbial "fountain of youth!"

Recently, she discovered another gene (daf-16) which also has a similar effect. She was able to increase the lifespan to six-times longer! She expanded the 20-day lifespan to over 125 days. Even more important, the worms remained young and robust most of that time. They looked and acted young. This is equivalent to 500 years for a human being.

After finding out that tiny worms could live six times longer, she set out to see if it could be done in larger animals … such as mice, the mammal used for most lab experiments that lead to discoveries for humanity. Earlier this year, another lab reported that altering the daf-2 gene in mice increased their life span by 26 percent, with no ill effects. She thought, "If targeting this gene works in mice … much closer to humans that roundworms are … why not in people?"

Finding the secret to longevity has become her calling. Most diseases invade the elderly. If she could keep people young and healthy, and turn off the daf-2 gene and the daf-16 gene (which she calls "sweet sixteen") then she sees no reason why people shouldn’t live to be 500 years old!

As a young adult, she dropped out of the University of Georgia, unsure what to do with her life. One day, her mother (a college professor) brought home a book by James Watson entitled, "The Molecular Biology of the Gene." It captured her imagination and led to her study of genetics. She said, "It was like a path to understanding the secrets of the molecular underpinning of life."

For her, the most intriguing thing about genetics was the aging process. For example, she wondered why mice only live two years, while similar-size bats live 50 years. Finding the answer has been her life-long ambition.

She helped set up a biotech company aimed at finding life-extending therapies, especially, for example, regulating daf-2. She said, "If our company could make a pill, everyone would want it."

The proverbial "fountain of youth" is not a fantasy anymore!

I have long felt that Jesus knew the answer to long-life. When He comes to establish a 1,000-year kingdom, humanity will live longer. Isaiah wrote, "There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed" (Isa. 65:20).

If Adam lived 930 years, what happened to the rest of us? Adam’s fall and Noah’s Flood brought down the life span of the human race. However, according to the Bible, such longevity was once possible. Now, scientists are on the verge of discovering the secret. Perhaps such research led to Daniel’s prophecy that in "… the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased" (Dan. 12:4).

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Oh ya btw, it's been a year. Arse... !!