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New Research Could Slow Human Aging

Posted by samzenpus on from the slowing-things-down dept.

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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  1. People forget the most important reason.. by t0qer · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Forget vanity, we need to stop aging for one simple reason...

    Space Travel

    We still haven't created engines that can go 1/10th light speed. So even at best, a 40 light year trip to Alpha Centari will take 400 years even at that speed. OK forget other solar systems, just colonizing mars is going to require us to get the most out of the humans lifetimes we send there.