一位TR的作者曾经将牛奶视为人类长寿的关键要素。我们可能逼近了一个巨大的进步,那就是将人类平均寿命延长数十年。例如2010年,美国斯坦福大学的研究小组通过阻止某些蛋白质的表达,将蠕虫的寿命提高了达30%;同一年,波士顿大学的研究人员确定出了150个人类基因中与长寿相关的位点;哈佛大学的研究人员通过操纵老鼠的端粒——这是如同帽子盖住染色体的一部分DNA——来使其重获青春。看起来一种长生魔力药丸的出现为期不远了。但稍等,我们对这些新发现的前景似乎过于乐观,有必要重提一下在过去出现又消失的长寿技术“大突破”。 A TR author once considered milk a key element of longevity. We may have approached a huge step forward in extending the life expectancy of mankind for decades. In 2010, for example, Stanford’s research team in the United States increased worms’ lifespan by up to 30% by blocking the expression of certain proteins; the same year Boston University researchers identified longevity-related loci in 150 human genes Researchers at Harvard University have rejuvenated themselves by manipulating mouse telomeres - akin to a cap that captures DNA as part of a chromosome. Looks like a longevity magic pill is not far off. But wait, we seem overly optimistic about these newly discovered prospects, and it is worth repeating the longevity technology “Big Breakthrough” that emerged and vanished in the past.