Wednesday, March 12, 2008

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

Source: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Date March 12, 2008

Summary:

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.