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Restricting calorie consumption is one of the few proven ways to #combat_aging. Though the underlying mechanism is unknown, calorie restriction has been shown to prolong lifespan in yeast, worms, flies, monkeys, and, in some studies, humans. Now Keren Yizhak, a doctoral student at Professor Eytan Ruppin’s laboratory at Tel Aviv University’s Blavatnik School of Computer Science, has developed a computer #algorithm that predicts which genes can be “turned off” to create the same anti-aging effect as calorie restriction... Read more: nocamels/2014/01/israeli-researcher-designs-revolutionary-algorithm-that-prolongs-life/
Posted on: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 03:04:07 +0000

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