New Research Could Slow Human Aging

schliz writes "A team of scientists from Japan and New Zealand have helped baker's yeast live 50% longer than usual by artificially stabilizing a genetic sequence called ribosomal DNA. The study's authors say that rDNA is a 'hot spot for production of the aging signal.' Because rDNA genes are very similar in yeast and humans, they say their experiment is a first step towards anti-aging drugs."

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Re:How does that work?

[bitt3n]

Well, remaining mentally and physically active has been linked to prolonged life spans . . .

not just linked. there's a concrete relationship: 100% of dead people are neither mentally nor physically active.