Longevity in genes

01/03/2014 20:18

Have you ever wanted to stay young a little longer and put off aging?

somewhere in the genes, somewhere in the DNA, are genes for aging, genes that allow to have different lifespans.

Cynthia Kenyon, disciver the gene "daf-2" its similar to the receptor of the homone insuline and IGF-1. These two have the function of the growth and the uptake of nutrients after the meals, but maybe have a third function, the aging.

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