By Eve Herold – Healthspan Action Coalition –
Could a human regenerate an organ or a limb, like starfish or Axolotls, the little smiling salamanders that retain neoteny, or qualities rarely seen in organisms past the larval stage? And, Frankenstein aside, could electricity play a role? Jim Jenson, CEO of a company called Morphoceuticals, is betting that it could. The company is mapping the bioelectrome—the dynamic network of electrical cell signaling going on continuously throughout the body. These signals control the shape and form of cells, and tell them when to regenerate or to stop growing. The process is aided by cellular ion channels, the body’s pathways for electrically charged ions to send signals to other cells. These channels can be manipulated with drugs, so now the search is on for a drug that can stimulate regeneration through the manipulation of ion channels. Longevity.Technology interviewed Jenson, and provides insight into the mysterious bioelectrome, and how it could possibly be harnessed to repair and regenerate damaged organs and limbs.
