Blog - A Genetic Determinant of Biological Aging in Humans?
Come on, you apes! You wanna live forever? Humanity's search for the secrets to immortality has inspired Ray Kurzweil's Singularity vision and DARPA's hunt for ageless synthetic beings. Now scientists have discovered a single gene that appears to control how quickly individuals will biologically age, The Telegraph reports. The discovery could not only encourage people to adopt healthier lifestyles earlier, but may eventually help people live longer if scientists can figure out how to manipulate the gene. Each person has a genetically-programmed lifespan that depends upon telomeres, or the ends of chromosomes that serve as protective caps for the main genetic material. Biological aging is determined by how quickly the telomeres shorten each time the genetic material is copied during cell division -- a process that parallels human aging. A newly-identified variant of the TERC gene seems to determine both the starting length of a person's telomeres and how quickly the telomeres shorten. The
Blog - A Genetic Determinant of Biological Aging in Humans?
Researchers have found a genetic variant linked to the length of telomeres. Some people may be genetically programmed to age at a faster rate, according to new research. Scientists have identified ...
Mon 8 Feb 10 from MIT Technology Review
Genes reveal 'biological ageing'
Scientists say they have pinpointed gene variants that might show how fast people's bodies are ageing.
Mon 8 Feb 10 from BBC News
Scientists find genetic link to ageing
Scientists have found specific genetic variants which may explain why some people age earlier than others and say their findings have important implications for understanding cancer and age-related ...
Sun 7 Feb 10 from ABC Science
Genetic test for ageing may soon be possible
A genetic test for how quickly a person will age over the course of a lifetime may soon be possible following a study that has for the first time definitively identified DNA variations in the ...
Sun 7 Feb 10 from The Independent
Scientists identify first genetic variant linked to biological aging in humans
Scientists announced today they have identified for the first time definitive variants associated with biological ageing in humans. The team analyzed more than 500,000 genetic variations across ...
Sun 7 Feb 10 from PhysOrg
Scientists find gene variant link to aging cells
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found specific genetic variants which may explain why some people age earlier than others and say their findings have important implications for understanding ...
Tue 9 Feb 10 from Reuters
Scientists find gene variant link to ageing cells, Sun 7 Feb 10 from Reuters
For the First Time, Researchers Find Longevity Gene That Helps Determine Lifespan
Come on, you apes! You wanna live forever? Humanity's search for the secrets to immortality has inspired Ray Kurzweil's Singularity vision and DARPA's hunt for ageless synthetic ...
Mon 8 Feb 10 from Popular Science
Scientists identify genetic causes of ageing
Next time somebody compliments you on your youthful good looks, don't give your moisturizer the credit - it doesn't work, and you're really not worth it. read more
Mon 8 Feb 10 from TG Daily
First DNA link to human ageing found
Discovery of gene sequence could aid drug design for age-related illnessesScientists have isolated a gene sequence that appears to determine how fast our bodies age, the first time a link between ...
Mon 8 Feb 10 from Guardian.co.uk
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