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Telomere Tweaks Reverse Aging in Mice — Wired

Breakthroughs in Aging — CNN Video

Harvard scientists partially reverse aging in mice by altering an enzyme that prevents the break down of chromosomes.

I was watching CNN while watching breakfast this morning when this intreguing story about the reversal of aging in a rat study at Harvard came on the air. Elizebeth Cohen, one of their medical correspondents interviews the scientist and the study sounds encouraging.

Telomeres are an important portion of our genetic material which many scientitists believe is involved in the aging process. Its fairly Read more »