Mice have had some luck with gene transfer from naked mole rats to extend their lifespans, maybe rats could also get some life extension genes in the future. Despite their name naked mole rats are not very related to rats, I think they are closer to squirrels than to moles or rats.
My money is on rats becoming the next sentient species after our demise.
I had a couple as pets way back. Really awesome critters.
They would need much more longevity for that, my bet is on parrots.
it just sucks that they don’t live for very long. You only get 2-4 years with them, and then they die :(
Mice have had some luck with gene transfer from naked mole rats to extend their lifespans, maybe rats could also get some life extension genes in the future. Despite their name naked mole rats are not very related to rats, I think they are closer to squirrels than to moles or rats.