Is Aging an Accident of Evolution? Stanford Scientists Say "Yes"
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“Everyone has assumed we age by rust. But how do you explain animals that don’t age? Some tortoises
lay eggs at the age of 100, there are whales that live to be 200 and clams that make it past 400 years.”
Stuart Kim, PhD, Stanford University professor of developmental biology and genetics
Prevailing theory of aging challenged by Stanford University Medical School researchers. Their discovery contradicts the prevailing theory that aging is a buildup of tissue damage similar to rust. The Stanford findings suggest specific genetic instructions drive the process. If they are right, science might one day find ways of switching the signals off and halting or even reversing aging. [LINK]
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