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Bernardo Carvalho

Brazilian medical doctor who lives in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Interested in Medicine, Movies, Biology, Physics, Technology, Reading

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Help. MEDICINE. Aging. New clues about aging: Genetic splicing mechanism triggers both premature aging syndrome and normal cellular aging. National Institutes of Health researchers have identified a new pathway that sets the clock for programmed aging in normal cells.

New clues about aging: Genetic splicing mechanism triggers both premature aging syndrome and normal cellular aging

The study provides insights about the interaction between a toxic protein called progerin and telomeres, which cap the ends of chromosomes like aglets, the plastic tips that bind the ends of shoelaces. The study by researchers from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) appears online in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Telomeres wear away during cell division. Music. Last.fm - Listen to free music with internet radio and the largest music catalogue online. Bad_religion. Interesting. The Mind and other Dangerous Things. Secret-Internet. Tech. Social. Lugares. Science. Futurism.