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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20110517:11:41:00

the hope is that we could keep this as we do most biological essays in confidence. there s certain codes of ethics that every company has to follow when you re studying d.n.a. and so i think it is important to recognize this could be misused by insurance companies setting the rates of life insurance policies based on the projected longevity of an individual. dr. shea, you could say i have long telomeres and i ll get hit by a bus. i could be a dead guy with long telomeres. that s correct. there s a lot of things that can intervene in this. it s an exciting, new test. it s fascinating. it shows you what era we live in and what science can tell us. thank you very much for giving us just the beginning of what it s all about. you re very welcome. glad we had microscopes. indeed. meanwhile, what do your kids know about capitalism? that it helps make america great? turns out teachers are telling a darker story. joe kernan from squawk box is

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - KGO - 20110517:10:07:00

reporter: it s a simple blood test and while most of this could handle this could you stomach the results? the test will tell you how long you will likely live. how? the gray hair or wrinkles on your face are not the best indicators of how well you are ageing, rather, it is something called talomeres. they are the tips of your chromosomes. you are born with them. as you age, they shorten. this blood test actually measures them. if you have shorter than normal telomeres for someone your age you are aging faster than normal and a short are life. shorter ones are often found in people with heart disease, obesity and alzheimer s. it does not give you an expiration date. you might say i m a 70-year-old with telomeres of an 80-year-old. that does not mean that you re going to die at 80. reporter: the test costs about $700. it s possible that insurance companies will say we will not insure you unless you have this test done.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - KGO - 20101130:10:45:00

well you ll age. the longer the telomere, the better the chances for a more graceful aging. as for tinkering with them and turning back our aging process? researchers say we still have a long way to go. sharyn alfonsi, abc news, new york. as sharyn pointed out there, still a long way to go, especially in the sense that apparently these mice produce telomeres all throughout their lives. but in humans it s not so simple to reproduce because we have an enzyme that switches off the development of these in adulthood. it s totally different. hopefully the studies can be used to further our interests. again, a whole different biological setup in terms of what works for them may not work for us. this bald spot s not going anywhere, is that what you re telling me, vinita? stop. killing my dreams. when we come back i can t wait to hear about halle berry s new role. the challenges in her latest film and why there is some oscar buzz. you re watching world news is some oscar buzz. you re

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - KGO - 20101130:10:44:00

and memory loss. scientists took mice who were prematurely aged, added an enzyme, and essentially turned their telomeres back on. you can see it. before the enzyme, after. their brain function improved. their fertility was restored. it was a remarkable reversible of the aging process. reporter: look at this picture. the mouse on the right has bad skin, gray hair, and is balding. the one on the left had its telomeres flipped back on. you could see that essentially you now have a dark coat color, that the hair is restored, that the coat has a nice, healthy sheen to it. reporter: even more dramatic, the change in brain size. this is before. the mice had 75% of a normal brain, like a patient with severe alzheimer s. but after the telomeres were reactivated, the brain returns to normal size. as for humans, while it is just one factor, scientists now say by looking at our blood cells and measuring those telomeres, you can get a better idea of how

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110119:20:17:15

Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110119:20:17:15
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