"Netflix's Sci-Fi Flick Unveils Anti-Aging Solution"

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"Netflix's Sci-Fi Flick Unveils Anti-Aging Solution"
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, a science fiction movie, poses a unique question about reversing aging. Some anti-aging researchers are trying to answer this question through epigenetics, which refers to altering the activity of genes without changing the underlying DNA. Cellular reprogramming, which has its roots in epigenetics, is the idea that you can reprogram cells to an earlier stage in development to turn back the body’s epigenetic clock. However, researchers need to be cautious about such results, and no clinical human trials have been conducted. It is a technology that only the rich could afford, and it is still a long way from achieving such a drug. Instead of searching for a way to turn back the clock, researchers should focus on making aging a less painful experience.

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