«Spanish, Japanese centenarians reveal
genetic key to longevity.»
Telomeres, compound structures at the end of each chromosome that protects the end of the chromosome from deterioration, are
the genetic key to longevity.
Not exact matches
Now a group led by David Gems at University College London has found that nematode worms and fruit flies genetically modified
to have more of
key sirtuins owe their
longevity to unrelated
genetic factors.