We are all descendents of an unbroken line of cell divisions, dating back to the last common ancestor of all life on Earth. At some point, long after our lineage had acquired features like nuclei and … more →
Ouroborosdruse wrote 1 week ago: A study by Richard Grandison, Matthew Piper, and Linda Partridge (Nature advance online publication … more →
druse wrote 3 weeks ago: Researchers at the Buck Institute are studying the regulation of mitochondrial genes in the fruitfly … more →
ouroboros wrote 6 months ago: We are all descendents of an unbroken line of cell divisions, dating back to the last common ancesto … more →
ouroboros wrote 6 months ago: Welcome to the tenth edition of Hourglass, our blog carnival about the biology of aging. This month, … more →
ouroboros wrote 6 months ago: In 2008 I was involved in an April Fool’s Day prank: a horde of science bloggers, under the sw … more →
ouroboros wrote 6 months ago: One of the central precepts of biogerontology is that meaningful lifespan extension will be concomit … more →
lizewen wrote 10 months ago: Fasting (intermittent, IF, or alternate day, ADF) may be the newest diet craze rivaling calorie rest … more →
ouroboros wrote 10 months ago: Over at boingboing, guest blogger Charles Platt has initiated a series of posts in which he looks at … more →
ouroboros wrote 10 months ago: Some of you may remember last year’s April Fool’s Day joke, in which we (along with othe … more →
mikeisnt wrote 10 months ago: Mitochondria produce reactive oxygen species (ROS) as a byproduct of metabolism. These ROS are impli … more →
ouroboros wrote 1 year ago: For its sixth edition, Hourglass returns home to Ouroboros. I think the holidays have resulted in a … more →
ouroboros wrote 1 year ago: As I said yesterday, today and tomorrow I’ll be attending the annual meeting of the Larry L. H … more →
ouroboros wrote 1 year ago: Somatic cells may divide only a limited number of times before undergoing replicative exhaustion. Or … more →
ouroboros wrote 1 year ago: Previous sessions have focused on intrinsic sources of aging and genetic manipulations that can alte … more →
ouroboros wrote 1 year ago: …is the title of an excellent general review of recent biogerontological findings in model org … more →