Key Target Of Aging Regulator Found

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Tue, 06/16/2009 - 16:00

Researchers have defined a key target of an evolutionarily conserved protein that regulates the process of aging.

The study provides fundamental knowledge about key mechanisms of aging that could point toward new anti-aging strategies and cancer therapies.


 

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