Gabby Williams, 8-Year-Old Girl, Never Ages; Genes Could Hold Key To 'Biological Immortality
“Gabrielle hasn’t changed since pretty much forever,” her mother, Mary Margret Williams, told ABC News. “She has gotten a little longer and we have jumped into putting her in size 3-6 month clothes instead of 0-3 months for the footies. Last time we weighed her she was up a pound to 11 pounds and she’s gotten a few more haircuts.”
“If we could identify the gene and then at young adulthood we could silence the expression of developmental inertia, find an off-switch, when you do that, there is perfect homeostasis and you are biologically immortal,” Walker told ABC News. This “biological immortality” would not keep a person alive forever, but it would counteract the normal effects of aging. “You wouldn’t have the later years—you’d remain physically and functionally able.”
To learn more about Gabby Williams, the 8-year-old girl that never ages, and Dr. Walker’s research, tune into TLC’s special “40-Year-Old Child: A New Case.” It airs on Monday, Aug. 19, at 10 p.m. EDT.
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AgelessAnimals.org is a research effort started in 1995 by Director John C. Guerin. The project's focus is understanding how long-lived animals are so successful at retarding aging, and applying this knowledge to extend the healthy lifespan of humans. These animals include rockfish, turtles and whales, all documented to live 200 years or longer without showing signs of aging.
The project's research is now uncovering the mechanisms that allow continued vitality in these long-lived animals. With that knowledge it will help us understand why humans are healthy for many years, but then start having more and more age-related problems. Because of our aging population, the research will have enormous benefits for humanity, not only in greater health and enjoyment of later years, but in controlling the escalating costs of Social Security and medical care.
I don't care WHAT you say about over-population... F*** the aging process!
