The article raises this question: “Are myths about the rejuvenating powers of young blood true?”
The answer, as I discern it from this and other literature: Definitely yes and no.
Not long ago here we posted about some research in Lund, Sweden attempting to rejuvenate blood (of mice) by reprogramming stem cells. Link to that post and the article on rejuvenating blood The broader topic there, of course, is the search for methods of achieving radical life extension.
My point is that the idea of recapturing youth by somehow rejuvenating via young blood is very new– witness the Swedish research. But it is also very old, as recounted in this article in the Briish AEON, which begins way back in the myths of ancient times and carries through to what’s happening now. Oh yes, vampires are covered in it, as well. Here’s the link to that AEON article
(This post originally appeared on another of my sites: www.A-Remedy-for-Death.com That site was my author’s research blog for the medical science techno-thriller A REMEDY FOR DEATH
(It is still active, though I am gradually moving the posts over to this new site, MichaelMcGaulley.net, which includes background information for Remedy and all of my other technothrillers.
My brother suggested I might like this website. He was entirely right. This post truly made my day. You can not imagine simply how much time I had spent for this info! Thanks!
Shanel, thanks for the comment on the post — oh, yes, your post made MY day. (I’d write more, but gotta go ingest some of that young blood! No, no, just a joke!)
Best, Michael
When I originally commented I clicked the -Notify me when new comments are added- checkbox and now each time a remark is added I get 4 emails with the same comment. Is there any method you can remove me from that service? Thanks!
Hi,
I just checked but cannot find your earlier comment, so can’t find a way to change that setting. (That setting is incorrect, in any case).
Best wishes,
Michael