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Old 06-13-2014, 11:40 AM
 
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Writing in Circulation Research, researchers show they have developed a “genome-editing” approach for permanently reducing cholesterol levels in mice through a single injection, a development that could reduce the risk of heart attacks in humans by 40 to 90 percent.
One Shot Could Reduce Heart Attacks By Up To 90 Percent
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Old 06-13-2014, 03:02 PM
 
Location: Pueblo - Colorado's Second City
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This is a great example as to how advances in genetics will allow us to live forever.
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Old 06-13-2014, 05:32 PM
 
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The fixation on cholesterol to the exclusion of other factors borders upon insanity. I have a friend with natural extremely low cholesterol readings all his life. He had blockages and needed stents. The 90% figure is media hype. If you look at the article, there is a breezy conversational suggestion of 40 to 90 percent effectiveness. That is not science, that is conversation.
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Old 06-14-2014, 01:37 PM
 
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This is a great example as to how advances in genetics will allow us to live forever.
1. We will never live "forever". It just won't happen.
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Old 06-14-2014, 02:01 PM
 
Location: Pueblo - Colorado's Second City
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1. We will never live "forever". It just won't happen.
Its a theoretical goal as it can not be reached no matter how long anyone lives. That being said my theoretical goal is to live "forever".
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Old 06-14-2014, 02:48 PM
 
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What?
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Old 06-14-2014, 02:56 PM
 
Location: Pueblo - Colorado's Second City
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No matter how long I live I can't wake up and say I have done it I have lived forever. That is why its a theoretical goal.
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