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SUMMARY:Genes regulating ageing and the quest for immortality - Dr. Joao P
 edro De Magalhaes\, University of Liverpool\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom
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CONTACT:Ilana Spilka
DESCRIPTION:People have always sought eternal life and everlasting youth. 
 Although the causes of ageing remains largely mysterious\, hundreds of gen
 es are now known to regulate ageing in model organisms. Genes can increase
  longevity by up to 10 fold and retard the process of ageing as a whole in
  animal models. Applying this knowledge to improve human health would have
  huge benefits. Besides\, lifespan varies dramatically between similar spe
 cies: mice die of old age at 3-4 years of age\, dogs cannot live more than
  30 years\, yet humans can live over 100 years and some animals can live e
 ven longer. Studies of species with exceptional longevity or disease resis
 tance\, like naked mole rats that are resistant to cancer or bowhead whale
 s that live over 200 years\, may help treat and prevent human diseases.
LOCATION:Online
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