Q.) Does the unravelling or fraying of DNA cause the symptoms of aging?
Q.) Does it cause cancer and/or other illnesses?
Q.) Do weaknesses in DNA allow for outside influences such as viruses, bacterias, fungi, &/or radiation restructure DNA so that the cell it’s in doesn’t behave the way it should or die?
I can’t find straight answers to these questions on the internet. If at least some of the above is true, I have a thought. Something that could arrest or retard the development of illness &/or the symptoms of aging.
What if there were a way to introduce a molecule (to be determined) into a DNA molecule that draws the double helix into a circle and firmly hold it in that shape? In my imagination, that would make it much more difficult for the DNA to be changed by outside
forces.
I can even image that such a thing could give us with, lets say, “indefinite longevity”. Yes, I know.. far out there, man. But then, so was Jules Verne’s idea of a man flying to the moon.
Obviously, if the aforementioned is possible at all, it raises many more questions:
Can some kind of Gene Therapy “update” the DNA of existing humans to the new and improved version?
Would the modified DNA still work? Would Meiosis and Mitosis still work?
Edit:
I found this but I don't quite know if it's talking about the same thing or if it applies to Human DNA.