Monday, August 15, 2005

ScienceDaily - Tiny Roundworm's Telomeres Help Scientists To Tease Apart Different Types Of Aging

ScienceDaily - Tiny Roundworm's Telomeres Help Scientists To Tease Apart Different Types Of Aging:
"The continual and inevitable shortening of telomeres, the protective 'caps' at the end of all 46 human chromosomes, has been linked to aging and physical decline. Once they are gone, so are we. But there are more ways than one to grow old."
Via Longevity Meme Newsletter