Thursday, November 27, 2008

Potentially Universal Mechanism Of Aging Identified

ScienceDaily -- Researchers have uncovered what may be a universal cause of aging, one that applies to both single cell organisms such as yeast and multicellular organisms, including mammals. This is the first time that such an evolutionarily conserved aging mechanism has been identified between such diverse organisms.

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