World Monitor Magazine Spring | Page 72

science Since the gene preparations used were not formally approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, Elizabeth’s injections had to be done outside of America, in Colombia. In mid-2016, the organizers summed up the preliminary, intermediate results of the experiment. Nine months after the use of gene therapy, the scientific consultants of the project believe that Elizabeth Parrish's aging process slowed down. This is confirmed by the data of biochemical blood tests. In particular, the morphological signs of blood leukocytes improved. Analysis of blood cells of lymphocytes showed an increase in the activity of the telomerase enzyme. According to Elizabeth herself: "If something terrible happens, I will still be sure that I have made the right move. If one step can change the world, and this step will cost a living, it must be done. " Even before the beginning of the experiment for seven years, the project participants worked on creating the drug for wider use in rejuvenating purposes. According to Dr. Williams, one of the scientific consultants of the project, based on the preliminary version, the youth cocktail can consist of a myostatin inhibitor, which leads to an increase in muscle mass and has already become a legendary telomerase, an enzyme that allows cells to be divided indefinitely. But the most important result of the experiment can be considered "lengthening" telomeres by about 20 years ago. Based on the theory of limiting division and terminal under replication of cell DNA, Spanish scientists from the National Center for the Study of Cancer developed a modern, original method for determining the biological age of a person. Such results were very encouraging, first of all for Elizabeth Parrish herself and scientists, the organizers of a unique experiment. Since age-related changes at the molecular level are the most revealing, their methodology is based on the analysis of blood. Before the experiment began, Elizabeth Parrish agreed to give access to the samples of her blood and all body tissues to any medical and scientific research institution that would want to study them. Scientists determine the true biological age of a person by measuring the length of telomeres. Since this gene therapy was used on a human for the first time, no one can predict what side effects it can cause. 70 world monitor Using this technique, the company "Life Length" was created in Madrid, which can use the results of a blood test to establish the approximate biological age of a person.