Buckminsterfullerine is a molecule made up of sixty carbon atoms, bonded together in a spherical shape. It just makes you feel better knowing that. It should. Affectionately nicknamed buckyballs, this naturally occurring substance is a scientific curiosity, with potential applications from treating cancer to creating body armor, according to research published in the April 10 edition of Biomaterials and reported on Yahoo.
But wait! It gets better. Buckyballs reduce the oxidative stress that causes aging. A couple of tea spoons per day and you’re good to go for 150 years.
At least it works with rats. In a clinical trial at Universite Paris Sud in France, scientist fed three groups of rats different substances. The first group was control, the second was fed olive oil and the third was fed a mixture of olive oil and Buckminsterfullerine. The control group lived a median age of 22 months and the olive oil group lived 26 months. Group three lived an astonishing 42 months.
Has science found the fountain of youth? Well at least for some rats.
I don’t know about you, but I don’t want rats to live longer.
People don’t need to live to be 150. They make too big a mess now.
PMO
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