Anti-aging study increases worm lifespans by almost 50 percent

Given the chance, there are very few of us who wouldn't want to slow down the aging process. Chasing that fountain of youth is a major branch of medical science at the moment, and a hardy little worm known as C. elegans is probably the most prolific test subject. Now, a team at Scripps Research has found that blocking a particular enzyme can extend the lifespan of these worms by almost half again.

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Category: Biology

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• Aging
• anti-aging
• Enzyme
• Genetics
• Health
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• Scripps Research Institute

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