Scientists discover genes that slow down aging

admin — Thu, 27 May 2010 16:48:37 +0000

Scientists at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom have claimed to have discovered a gene that slows down the rate at which a person ages. The gene – DAF-16 – appears to be associated with long life-spans in both worms, other animals, and humans.

Lead researcher, Robin May, University of Birmingham said, “We wanted to find out how normal ageing is being governed by genes
“I think there is definite potential, within our lifetime, that we will be able to develop drugs to slow the ageing process based on this gene. Although stopping the ageing process may not happen, slowing it down is quite realistic,” added May.

At the very least, scientists expect that the identification of this gene will help them to better understand the processes by which people age.

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Scientists discover genes that slow down aging