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2008-11-26

Researchers identify a potentially universal mechanism of aging


Researchers identify a potentially universal mechanism of aging from PhysOrg.com

Like our current financial crisis, the aging process might also be a product excessive deregulation. Researchers have discovered that DNA damage decreases a cell's ability to regulate which genes are turned on and off in particular settings. This mechanism, which applies both to fungus and to us, might represent a universal culprit for aging.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Unbelievable: A Potentially Universal Mechanism Of Aging!


A. Latest News: A Potentially Universal Mechanism Of Aging
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-11/hms-ria111908.php

"Researchers have discovered that DNA damage decreases a cell's ability to regulate which genes are turned on and off in particular settings. This mechanism, which applies both to fungus and to us, might represent a universal culprit for aging. "


B. Universal mechanism of aging has been explained earlier...

Predicting Chronological And Physiological Age Is Complicated
http://www.the-scientist.com/community/posts/list/60/122.page#1077

Genes Are Organisms And Age, Too...
http://www.the-scientist.com/community/posts/list/40/122.page#900


Dov Henis

(A DH Comment From The 22nd Century)
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-P81pQcU1dLBbHgtjQjxG_Q--?cq=1