Future food: how about the yellow flour worm?
A research team scans the genome of the yellow mealworm to optimize it for mass production
A research team scans the genome of the yellow mealworm to optimize it for mass production
They possess factors that man also has, but they use them in surprising ways. Here are the animals that know how to live forever, or stay young for a long time.
Rapamycin continues to amaze: after having slowed down the aging of mice and other species, in the first study on human tissues it also shows that it counteracts skin aging. And it's just the beginning.
As reported in the journal Cell Metabolism, the protein circulating in mice (an enzyme called eNAMPT) plays a key role in the process that provides cells with energy. Over the years, the latter become less and less efficient in producing this "fuel" (called NAD) necessary for your health.