Diet of buckyballs nearly doubles rat lifespan
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The molecular structure of a C-60 buckyball (Photo: Shutterstock)
A recent study French has shown that a diet of buckyballs dissolved in olive extends lifespans in rats (Photo: Shutterstock)
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Sometimes I (almost) envy mice, rats, and yeast - it seems that almost any aging research we carry out on them doubles their lifespan and returns semi-senescent (say, a human equivalent of about 60 years of age - not thinking of anyone in particular, of course) to youthful vigor. It now appears that dramatic anti-aging results are associated with dietary ingestion of buckyballs, more properly known as C-60 fullerene.
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