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On the Lighter Side => That CAN'T be true! => Topic started by: chris on 28/05/2017 22:59:01

Title: Can ancient bacteria help human longevity?
Post by: chris on 28/05/2017 22:59:01

Andrew wrote to me about this:

Hey Chris,

a friend in China forwarded this news to me, but it sounds so bogus...would you please look into this please?

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/748081/Russia-science-bacteria-eternal-life-illness-free-longevity-experiments

http://newstarget.com/2017-01-20-eternal-life-russian-scientist-injects-himself-with-ancient-bacteria-and-claims-to-be-illness-free.html

What does everyone think?

Title: Re: Can ancient bacteria help human longevity?
Post by: smart on 29/05/2017 21:33:30

Unless you can provide a peer-reviewed scientific study on the effects of this bacterium on human health, I consider this "discovery" a nice example of pseudoscientific voodoo...

Title: Re: Can ancient bacteria help human longevity?
Post by: chris on 29/05/2017 21:41:47

Quote from: tkadm30 on 29/05/2017 21:33:30

Unless you can provide a peer-reviewed scientific study on the effects of this bacterium on human health, I consider this "discovery" a nice example of pseudoscientific voodoo...

Seconded!

Title: Re: Can ancient bacteria help human longevity?
Post by: grayson on 06/06/2017 05:11:47

Well, does natto and kimchi count as ancient bacteria? They've been around for centuries. And eating them gives you healthier life.