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Telomere conservation makes mice live 38% longer

A paper that became available today in Cell from the Spanish National Cancer Centre (CNIO) reports on the anti-aging effects of telomerase in cancer resistant mice.

Traditionally, the anti-aging effects of telomerase have been poorly explored because of its unfortunate cancer-promoting activity. Consequently, the researchers genetically engineered cancer-resistant mice by up-regulating their expression of [...]