11 pointsby gmays2 hours ago11 comments

largbae20 minutes ago
Don't we do this experiment to nearly all pets? Why not collect longevity data from veterinarians?
incr_me23 minutes ago
'Tis better to have loved and lost...
michaelmwangi17 minutes ago
Well, this is not the news I was hoping for :)
system7rocks39 minutes ago
This research is flawed and should be ignored.
rayiner4 minutes ago
[delayed]
totetsuan hour ago
I was almost expecting Castration to be a model name from some new lab..
Castrati 1.0
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bzb25 minutes ago
Does Bryan Johnson know?
- keeda7 minutes ago
  He might have some trouble tracking his erections, though.
NDlurker34 minutes ago
Huh. Harmful effects of testosterone? I don't even know what testicles do other than make sperm.
- itishappy23 minutes ago
  Testosterone is a potent hormone promoting targeted development, and growth can be a double-edged sword.
  When the valves in the veins near testes fail as we age, the concentration of testosterone in the backflow can cause the prostate to swell up.
kelseyfrog11 minutes ago
In human men too[1][2]!
Would you chop them for extra years though?
1. https://ami.group.uq.edu.au/castrated-men-live-longer
2. What a great reversal of the usual 'in mice' trope.
Shitty-kitty39 minutes ago
Makes sense. Instead of wasting resources trying to procreate, spend them in self-repair.
I do wander if they had to pad the cages to prevent them from committing suicide thou.