The several genes involved in aging have been identified. We now thoroughly understanding the genetic mechanisms involved.
The first curated database of genes related to human aging, GenAge, provided a holistic view of the genetics of aging.
Protein-interaction maps for the more specialized pathways previously linked with aging, such as neuroendocrine regulation and DNA metabolism, showed the overlap between the genetics of aging and development.
Aging is an indirect result of a cascade of developmental events that regulates ontogeny. Integrative pathways which collaborate during development will continue after sexual maturity, with the result that you can now live as long as you want.
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