NOTICIA NUM. 10

TITULAR: Descubierta una proteína que dobla la vida en ratones envejecidos

 FECHA DE PUBLICACIÓN: 6 ABR 2015

FUENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN: EL PAÍS, http://elpais.com/elpais/2015/04/02/ciencia/1427984858_446039.html

ÁMBITO CIENTÍFICO: Ámbito Microbiologico

RESUMEN:

A team from the National Center for Cancer Research has found a possible hope to combat the effects of ageing. This hope is called Rrm2, a protein which activates the production of nucleotides and seems able to fight versus the ageing.

This team used mice modified genetically in order to experiment with mice affected by the syndrome of premature ageing which is similar to the humans’ disease called Seckel syndrome.

When they experimented with these mice, they saw that they also had a lot of protein Rrm2 and that was the key to solve the problem of ageing.

VALORACIÓN:

In my point of view this new experiment has been a great advance in this world to help a lot of people with problems caused by the age.

This possibility has been proved only in mice with the syndrome of premature ageing so it is possible to not work in humans.

Until everything works, a lot of experiments have to be made to prove it but it not always succeed and it can be a hope that goes to nowhere.

It will need economical help so it would be fantastic to give donations to this human cause if the probability to succeed is very high, if not a lot of money will be wasted in a false hope.

Maybe not everyone will have the opportunity to access to this possible solution because their economic situation so in my opinion, they should receive economic help from the state in case they need.

GLOSARIO:

- CNIO: The National center of CanceR. Research is a Spanish public institution

   dedicated to research diagnostic and treatment of Breast Cancer.

- Folic acid: is a water soluble vitamin in complex of vitamins B, required

                         for the formation of structural proteins and hemoglobin.

- Genomic Instability: random variations that modify the normal number of

                                       chromosomes.

- Rrm2:  type of protein

- ATR: molecule responsible for repairing the genome