tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076218417451364964.post7814515265014321872..comments2023-10-09T09:11:20.120-05:00Comments on Tom Wolff's Blog: Odds n’ Ends (2)tom wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15045360985467575407noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076218417451364964.post-4442018469616564372008-04-03T18:18:00.000-05:002008-04-03T18:18:00.000-05:00Thanks Allie for your comment. It looks like you ...Thanks Allie for your comment. It looks like you are in a very exciting field.<BR/><BR/>You have an intriguing idea - how is cancer able to be so long lived through its repair mechanisms? And is there a way our DNA can use cancer's DNA repair mechanism to make our own DNA repair better so that people can live longer lives? Wow! Is it just crazy enough of an idea to work?tom wolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045360985467575407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076218417451364964.post-78474249609396488642008-04-02T18:58:00.000-05:002008-04-02T18:58:00.000-05:00Hey Tom, Thanks for posting the news reports. I t...Hey Tom, <BR/>Thanks for posting the news reports. I think the question of immortality (or at least longer life) intrigues a lot of people. It's interesting to hear that DNA repair mechanisms are being implicated in aging. It makes sense to me because cancer cells are so long lived and have figured out how to improve their DNA repair mechanisms. Maybe once we figure out how to make ourselves live longer we can make cancer cells live shorter! <BR/>AllieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com