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      CommentAuthorbadger
    • CommentTimeDec 4th 2007
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    if hydrogen sulfide induces "hibernation on demand," would this be useful in space travel? Or short naps?

    Roth and colleagues ruled out hydrogen sulfide’s influence on each of these pathways. Instead, they suspect it acts through a different mechanism. One theory is that exposure to H2S naturally regulates the activity of a gene called SIR-2.1, which has been shown to influence life span in many organisms, including the nematode. Previous studies have found that over-expression of this gene increases the longevity of C. elegans by 18 percent to 20 percent.
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      CommentAuthorJoe Paoli
    • CommentTimeDec 4th 2007
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    My first thought when I read that that there may be a way to induce hibernation in people was weight loss centers. Those that could afford to drop out of society for several weeks at a time could literally lose weight in their sleep. It sells itself.

    I feel bad giving this idea away, but the hibernation news is spreading and I doubt I'll get to it anywhere any time soon.
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    So we do a line of powdered hydrogen sulfide and head for the moon... hmm...

    ...sounds kind of familiar....
    • CommentAuthorElohim
    • CommentTimeDec 4th 2007
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    That's weird cool...

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