Mitochondrial Medicine, Podcast with Tom Benson of Mitrix Bio

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I see a great future in mitochondrial medicine, and hope this startup company gets some good funding soon. I’ve heard that much of the “slowing down” (or lower energy levels) associated with aging may be a mitochondria issue, and perhaps mitochondria transplants may address this issue (in addition to wound healing, muscle maintenance, and many others).

Mitrix bio was at the Longevity Summit in December and was covered in this post on the highlights: Highlights from the 2023 Longevity Summit

Some notes from the podcast:

  • Bioreactor-grown mitochondria
  • 8-9 years old field
  • Grow young healthy mitochondrial and transplant them into the cells
  • The theory: texting and repairing mechanisms weaken and don’t have enough energy to do their jobs as effectively
  • The brain and heart don’t decline as fast as the rest of the body
  • The kidneys and skin and muscles decline the fastest
  • Mitochondria are fundamental to all of your cells and organs and muscles
  • 10% of you body weight and generate 90% of your energy in your body
  • Merged a billion years ago with simple-celled organisms

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More of the presentation here: Highlights from the 2023 Longevity Summit

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Mitochondrial Bioreactors, Space Travel, and Longevity (Webinar, Feb. 12)
The 130-Year-Old-Lifespan Trials - Mitrix Bio
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The Mitrix Longevity Industry Grid

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#3

John Cramer, 90-Year-Old Physics Professor and SF author, is one of five early adoptors at the Mitrix mitochondrial transplantation project. Sounds like they are still looking for a few more early adoptors for this project.

Press release:

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Also, a webinar on the project, open to the public, at 5:30 PM PDT on July 24:

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“John Cramer, 90-Year-Old Physics Professor and SF author, is one of five early adoptors at the Mitrix mitochondrial transplantation project. Sounds like they are still looking for a few more early adoptors for this project.”

Damnit didn’t realize he was UWashington. Wonder if he knows Matt Kaeberlein (or George Martin) or even Hans Dehmelt… [Hans really got into paleo longevity “YOU ARE AN APE, EAT LIKE ONE” his later years…]

Also his homepage John G is one of the few ones that still comes from the 1990s…

https://www.npl.washington.edu/AV/av_index.html#22

…source needed? not sure if I believe this

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There is quite a lot about the CNS not declining as fast. That, however, can change with PD and ALS/MND.

I think the reason the CNS generally does not age as fast as the rest of the body is the supply of melatonin via the CSF.

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