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Re:New universe of miniproteins is upending cell biology and genetics
on Thursday October 17, 2019 @05:29PM (#21286520)
It's worth noting that there are a lot of active efforts towards tackling the different hallmarks of age related disease to extend healthspan. Some are in clinical trials already: https://www.lifespan.io/the-rejuvenation-roadmap/
Re:New universe of miniproteins is upending cell biology and genetics
on Thursday October 17, 2019 @05:26PM (#21286498)
Why Bruce Ames? Bruce Ames is long retired, and his research was on the free radical theory of aging, which is largely seen as a dead-end for the past 15 years after it was realised that merely throwing different antioxidants into the works gummed up the normal function of reactive oxygen species and did nothing or worsened aging.