Is human longevity programmed? Does the majority of a population age and die prematurely to make way for a few better-adapted individuals? A USC molecular geneticist's findings may one day alter ...

“Every now and then a man's mind is stretched by a new idea or sensation, and never shrinks back to its former dimensions.” ― Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. In thinking about the mechanisms of aging – we ...

Since the time of Darwin, evolutionary biologists have wondered why the lifespans of different species vary so significantly. A new model now suggests that the life expectancy of any given species is ...

The co-option between viruses and humans plays important roles during human evolution. Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs), belonging to long terminal repeat retrotransposons, are a relic of ancient ...

Researchers take a closer look into what delaying and accelerating yeast genes might mean for humans. Yeast -- it's more than just a fungus. It can also tell us a lot about growing older. That's ...

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have published results that shed new light on an old ...

In late 2021 an Israeli billionaire named Yuri Milner gathered some of the most celebrated scientific minds of our time at his lavish US$100-million-dollar mansion in California. The topic of ...

@Blagosklonny concluded in his Aging-US Research Output that here he discussed new evidence that normal aging is not caused by accumulation of molecular damage or telomere shortening Dr. Mikhail V.

Researchers at the University of Southern California have made yeast cells live 10 times longer than they naturally would by putting them on a strict, low-calorie diet, and removing RAS2 and SCH9, two ...