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Cracking genetic codes of longevity

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Archimedes once said, “Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum, and I shall move the world.” For geneticists, give them a phenotype discernible and inheritable, and they shall find the gene. Unravelling the link between genes and phenotypes has been driving our understanding of diverse biological processes. Longevity is not an exception. Like many other phenotypes, it is, at least in part, genetically controlled. The discovery of genes regulating longevity not only advances our fundamental knowledge on the ageing process, but also provides valuable handles for improving health in later life.

The discovery of genes regulating longevity not only advances our fundamental knowledge on the ageing process, but also provides valuable handles for improving health in later life

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Wang, M.C. Cracking genetic codes of longevity. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 23, 2 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41580-021-00403-4

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