Comments on: The Mole Rat Prophecies

By: JarvisLoop

JarvisLoop — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 00:24:05 +0000

Nearly a year already? Frightening.

By: JarvisLoop

JarvisLoop — Sat, 16 Nov 2019 13:28:19 +0000

As always, incredible informative and well written.

Throughout the article, I kept thinking that some scientists have to be looking for a way to use the mole rat to improve our frail bodies and to increase our life span dramatically.

And this thought just occurred to me: How many humans would be willing to trade sex for long life?

By: AidenGorrilliams

AidenGorrilliams — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 00:24:21 +0000

I don’t think of myslef as a “know” it all, however I did study Biology and Genetics and I’d say that these Mammals (The name does them no Justice and as they’re poorly named, I’d prefer to address them as Mammals) are fascinating, impervious to pain, and have slight a slight resistance to cancer. All I want to know is why scientists aren’t examining these Mammals and discovering how genetically and Biochemically diiferent they are, you never know, they may hold the cure to cancer as well as unlock secrets about the human mind and body that could have escaped our grasp.

By: blore

blore — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:01:43 +0000

Update from today’s news (June 19)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22961694

NMR tissues were found to be “rich in high molecular weight hyaluronan (HMW-HA)….”

By: SlipperyPete

SlipperyPete — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:39:18 +0000

[quote]jakegilmore2006 said: “First… I think.”[/quote]

I hate you, and so should you.

By: madastonniesuh

madastonniesuh — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:27:24 +0000

The mole rats and I have something in common – East Africa. Hooray!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 15 May 2013 06:34:58 +0000

I saw in the article researchers aren’t sure what environmental impact influenced there cancer immunity. this reminded me of an issue that Tasmanian devils are currently having. where they are so closely related they are transmitting cancer to each other. given that the mole rates are incredibly genetically similar, maybe even more so then Tasmanian devils. there cancer immunity may stem from combating similar cancer outbreaks in there population in the past. just some more brain food for ya.

Tasmanian devil cancer link :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_facial_tumour_disease

By: casaba

casaba — Mon, 13 May 2013 22:57:57 +0000

Thanks. Interesting once again. The story of Alexander was particularly so. Enough so that I was tempted to imagine this article framed by his story, starting with his predictions and then the later discoveries and modern investigations. But, just me wondering.

As no one has plugged it yet, the “hairless, oddly-reproducing outliers… of evolution” that are biologists had me laughing. Thanks again.

By: Matt Castle

Matt Castle — Thu, 02 May 2013 11:13:29 +0000

Yes, it seems that Her Majesty suckles very young pups in rotation before they are old enough to be weaned and cared for by other colony members. Because she’s pampered and well fed herself, she can spare the time and nutritional resources for an intense breastfeeding schedule. Interestingly, mole rat pups have a correspondingly laid back attitude to feeding— despite the nipple shortage, they appreciate there’s plenty to go round and wait patiently in turn without the frenzied jostling that other species’ young undergo at suckling time:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/08/990811075332.htm
http://www.jstor.org/stable/1383241

By: Silverhill

Silverhill — Thu, 02 May 2013 02:48:31 +0000

Foo–the HTML version of that link didn’t work right. See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagina_dentata for the discussion of the “vagina dentata”.