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New Gene Adds a Piece to the Puzzle of Human Aging
Apr 3rd 2010 – 9:45AM
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(April 3) -- The discovery of a gene thought to control longevity, immunity and the body's resistance to illness is reinvigorating scientific efforts to slow down or even stop the process of human aging. It's a promising find, but far from definitive. In fact, the gene is only the latest in a long list of potential...
Background on biogerontology
Gerontology (from the Greek , geron, "old man" and -λογία, -logy, "study of"; coined by Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov in 1903) is the study of the social, psychological and biological aspects of aging.
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