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In the November 27, 2008 Science News article (mentioned above), it is stated, “Shchepinov realised there was another way to defeat free radicals. While he was familiarising himself with research on ageing, his day job involved a well-established - if slightly obscure - bit of chemistry called the isotope effect. On Christmas day 2006, it dawned on him that putting the two together could lead to a new way of postponing the ravages of time.”
The article continues, “The basic concept of the isotope effect is that the presence of heavy isotopes in a molecule can slow down its chemical reactions. This is because heavy isotopes form stronger covalent bonds than their lighter counterparts; for example, a carbon-deuterium bond is stronger than a carbon-hydrogen bond. While the effect applies to all heavy isotopes, including carbon-13, nitrogen-15 and oxygen-18 …, it is most marked with deuterium as it is proportionally so much heavier than hydrogen. Deuterated bonds can be up to 80 times stronger than those containing hydrogen.”
Shchepinov contends that humans could one day feed deuterium-enriched water to farm animals and then we could eat the deuterium enriched meat (or, heavy foods). Or, we could drink deuterium-enriched water (heavy water) directly.
Research on deuterium and life longevity is in the early stages. And, the association of deuterium with extending the human life has not yet been confirmed.
However, scientists are looking into whether deuterium-enriched water and foods may one day provide a longer life for humans.
David Bass
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