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Aging

RESEARCH NEWS
FROM HHMI

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Making Mice Old Before Their Time
(01.27.06)
Knocking out a gene that helps repair nicks in DNA causes young mice to develop many of the degenerative characteristics of their wizened elders.

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Switching off Aging in
Stem Cells

(09.06.06)
A single molecular switch plays a central role in inducing stem cells in the brain, pancreas, and blood to lose function as they age.

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Researchers Identify Genes Role in Suppressing Longevity
(07.19.05)
HHMI researchers have determined that a gene present in mouse cells limits the number of times that a cell can divide.

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Researchers Uncover New Genes that Control Longevity
(11.18.05)
HHMI researchers and their colleagues have identified 10 new genes that regulate longevity in yeast.

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Does Chromosome 4 Hold the Secret to Human Longevity?
(08.28.01)
A genetic study of more than 300 long-lived people suggests that chromosome 4 may harbor a secret about human longevity.

HHMI SCIENTISTS AND AGING

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Frederick W. Alt

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Sean J. Morrison

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Stanley Fields

FROM THE HHMI BULLETIN

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Secrets of the Centenarians
In certain families, small genetic variations bring good health and long life. Can researchers apply this knowledge to benefit us all?

FROM BIOINTERACTIVE

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Stem Cells and the End of Aging

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HHMI Bulletin: Winter 2013

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Cover Story: Rational Exuberance
A Nobelist shares the secrets to his longevity in the lab.

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A Structural Revolution
A quarter century ago, structural biology hit a wall. HHMI created a way to break through.

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One Foot in Front of the Other
Inside cells, specialized proteins march down a network of highways carrying machinery and messages. Researchers are learning how they manage it.

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A Happy Oasis
Once Sangeeta Bhatia created her lab the way she wanted-as a supportive, intellectually challenging environment-the creative juices began to flow.

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