The Search For The Fountain Of Youth

Aging "In Utero"

Oct 20, 2010

One of the most recognized markers of cellular aging is the progressive accumulation of damage in the DNA, a molecule that cannot tolerate the alteration of the genetic information coded in its bases.

Manuel Collado

Investigator within the Tumor Suppressor Group at the Spanish National Cancer Center (CNIO) in Madrid, Spain, and author of the blog "Fuente de la Eterna Juventud" (The Fountain of Eternal Youth) in which he explores the research on the basic molecul…

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