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[curiosity]

Ok, i'm 17 and ive read almost zilch on life expansion. I have read 0 of the other theories here, and I am speaking from a totally curious perspective, and I know it will sound completly ridiculous, so go easy on the bashing

Free Radicals (I also know almost zilch about these things) seem to damage Mitochondria (all I know is it starts with an M, and they are located in the body) so would the answer to living forever (or atleast a long time) be growing new mitochondria (is that possible) via stem cell or something, and then putting new mitochondria into your body. Would this theoretically work, if you had the knowledge of how etc etc.

[caston]

Hi curiosity,

I recommend you check out the mitoSENS project:

http://methuselahfou...gename=mitosens

For further reading check out:

Aubrey de Grey. The Mitochondrial Free Radical Theory of Aging. (R.G. Landes Co, 1999).
Aubrey de Grey. "The reductive hotspot hypothesis of mammalian aging: Membrane metabolism magnifies mutant mitochondrial mischief," European Journal of Biochemistry. Vol 269 : pp.2003-2009 (Apr 2002) (Minireview).

As well as Nick Lanes book on Mitochondria:

Sex, Power, Suicide -
http://www.nick-lane.net/index.html

Also relating to your question check out the following:

"Mitochondrial transfer between cells can rescue aerobic respiration"
http://www.pnas.org/...only/103/5/1283

And "genes sucessfully inserted into Mitochondria"

http://www.imminst.o...mitochondria&s=
which will be covered at SENS3 with the proceedings recorded in rejuvenation research.