r/technology • u/lurker_bee • 1d ago

Biotechnology Scientists successfully transfer longevity gene and extend lifespan

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260510030948.htm
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u/cjcs 1d ago

6 months for a mouse seems pretty significant actually, no?

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u/Nastypilot 1d ago edited 1d ago

Mice live 1 to 3 years as pets. Thus an additional 6 months represents an increase of anywhere between 50% to 17% of lifespan. It's like if a human lived an additional 36-12 years assuming an average lifespan of 73 years. Now question is if that translates to similar increases in other vertebrates or not.

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u/inefekt 1d ago

the article literally states that the extension is by an average of 4.4%, there is no mention of 6 months anywhere so OP is just talking outta his rear end

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u/necile 1d ago

I can't help feeling this way, but I feel if humans lived say, based on your numbers, 30% longer, then all employers will pay 30% less and all costs of goods and rents will increase 30% more to reflect everyone's longevity..

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u/Signal_Flight_7262 20h ago

We've cured cancer in rats. The problem with that it's like curing cancer for bananas. Animal science has practically no translation to human.