WanderWisley@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 8 days agoWhat is your interesting fact or knowledge that is completely useless that you wish to share?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square265linkfedilinkarrow-up1263arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1258arrow-down1imageWhat is your interesting fact or knowledge that is completely useless that you wish to share?lemmy.worldWanderWisley@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 8 days agomessage-square265linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareyesman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up66·8 days agoI learned today that transplanted hearts will grow biologically younger or older to match the new body. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.15.751836v1
minus-squareisleepinahammock@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 days agoWhat if I replace most of my organs with younger ones? If a billionaire gets a whole body transplant, does that also de-age his brain?
minus-squareLumisal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·7 days agoIt’s the blood that seems to matter more than the organs, and not all organs follow this rule. Kidneys for example don’t really change much.
I learned today that transplanted hearts will grow biologically younger or older to match the new body.
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.15.751836v1
What if I replace most of my organs with younger ones? If a billionaire gets a whole body transplant, does that also de-age his brain?
It’s the blood that seems to matter more than the organs, and not all organs follow this rule. Kidneys for example don’t really change much.