WYOMING: Scientists gave great news to people worried about aging as they have discovered a protein in the microscopic creature tardigrade that aids in slowing down the process of metabolism in human cells.
Research led by researchers at the University of Wyoming in the US has found that the tardigrade (also known as the water bear) use protein to form a gel inside their cells that slows down the aging process. The water bear) is an organism on land that can survive in the harshest environments.
According to the foreign news agency, when the scientists introduced these proteins into human cells, they found that the molecules clumped together and metabolism slowed down, just like in tardigrades.
The researchers also found that when human cells started making tardigrade proteins, the cells became more resistant to stress. According to experts, the latest research may lead to the creation of new technologies in the future that can slow down the human aging process.
It should be noted that tardigrades can survive in completely dry, frozen, and extremely hot (temperatures over 150 degrees Celsius) environments as well as in space.
