Where does the gene activity of youth go? New findings may hold the key

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Description Click to Edit: New evidence may explain why it is that we lose not only our youthful looks, but also our youthful pattern of gene activity with age. A report in the Nov. 26 issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, reveals that a protein perhaps best known for its role in the life-extending benefits of a low-calorie diet also maintains the stability of the mammalian genome -- the complete set of genetic instructions "written" in DNA.

New evidence may explain why it is that we lose not only our youthful looks, but also our youthful pattern of gene activity with age. A report in the Nov. 26 issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, reveals that a protein perhaps best known for its role in the life-extending benefits of a low-calorie diet also maintains the stability of the mammalian genome -- the complete set of genetic instructions "written" in DNA.

Original URL Click to Edit: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-11/cp-wdt112008.php

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