STOPPING THE CLOCK @YourekaScience

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What if we could stop aging? Or even reverse it? Scientists are discovering new ways to apply gene therapy to the question of longevity in a mouse model!

Original Article: Telomerase Gene Therapy in Adult and Old Mice Delays Aging and Increases Longevity Without Increasing Cancer
Bernades de Jesus et al. EMBO Molecular Medicine, 2010. 4(8) p. 691-704.

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