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etoxin • yesterday at 10:25 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

Yeah, this had me thinking. Does transplanting older organs into younger bodies force the body to rejuvenate the transplanted organ to the recipients age.

Edit: your article say so, neat.


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WhyNotHugo • yesterday at 10:32 PM

I vaguely recall that it's the blood itself which has a big impact — to the point where blood transplants from younger blood could (temporarily) "rejuvenate" an older metabolism.

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