Get ready for eternal life and better sex: Russian scientists working on a Siberian mammoth graveyard have found unknown bacterium DNA which, according to preliminary lab results, effectively extends mice’s life-as well as other things.
Restricting yourself to a super-low calorie diet has been discovered as a way to extend your lifespan by a noticeable number of years, but it comes with a pretty lousy side effect: you don’t get to eat anything. Not worth it! I’d rather die at 70 knowing the sweet taste of ham and cheese Hot Pockets than live to 90 and always be hungry. But there’s good news: it looks like scientists have figured out why calorie-restricted diets increase lifespans, and they’re going to put that magic in pill form.
