Growing Old Together: Yeast, Worms, And People May Age By Similar Mechanisms

A study published online in Genome Research provides new insight into the evolutionary conservation of the genes and pathways associated with aging. This report describes the identification of conserved aging-related genes in simple model organisms that may lead to the characterization of similar genes playing a role in human aging and age-associated diseases.

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Filed under: Genetics on March 14th, 2008