Aging Discovery Yields Nobel Prize

An anonymous reader writes This year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded to three scientists who have solved a major problem in biology: how the chromosomes can be copied in a complete way during cell divisions and how they are protected against degradation. The Nobel Laureates have shown that the solution is to be found in the ends of the chromosomes, called the telomeres, and in an enzyme that forms them."

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Re:Sooo

[MyLongNickName]

Better than being dead.

You really think so? I tend to think that there are certain fates that are worse than death.

Speak for yourself

[arcite]

There was a story out the other day saying that 50% of the people being born now in developed countries will reach age 100.

So Speak for yourself if you want to jump off a bridge at 85. I work with several incredibly bright people who are in their mid 70's who still travel the world. With the advent of information technology we can even do our work without being physically active, just a computer and internet access.

By the time I turn 85 in the 2050's, it will be the new 55! I'll race you to the top of the mountain.

Re:old news

[KraftDinner]

I'm not sure where you are seeing that the summary sounds like it's a recent discovery. The only thing would be that the scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize this year, which is true. And yes, you're right, this discovery is not recent. Of course, it sometimes takes decades for people to be awarded a Nobel Prize for work they did decades ago.

Re:Good find

[DrLang21]

It's also worth pointing out that the starvation we do have is not for lack of food production.