Degenerated Mouse Organ Fully Restored

        Scientists have been researching a way to reverse the effects of aging on specific organs in the body of mammals, or more specifically- mice. Aging slows down regeneration in organs and causes shrinkage. Scientists first attempted to use sex hormones to pump up the regeneration process and increase size, but this method only temporarily worked and caused limited functionality in the restored organ. Scientists have now tried to engineer mice to react to chemical signals that will cause a gene, known as FOXN1, to ‘activate’ when prompted. This gene slowly comes to a halt with the aging process and is in charge of T-cells and the regenerative upkeep. They were successful and have, for the first time, fully regenerated an organ in a living animal. Scientists require further testing to make sure the organ is fully functional and the process can be controlled before attempting on human subjects.

        If scientists can keep this type of research up we may have a strong and accurate way of fighting most diseases right at the source. I do not necessarily agree with possibly using this treatment on humans in the future. In a world with over 7 billion people, we do not need any of them to live longer than they are biologically supposed to. To read more about the thymus, click here.