May 16, 2003

Worm Research Sheds Light On Aging Process

San Jose Mercury News by Lisa M. Krieger

It's not the Fountain of Youth, but it is intriguing: a class of molecules that researchers have discovered prolongs life and prevents a debilitating age-related illness.

These findings, announced by a team of University of California-San Francisco scientists in today's issue of the journal Science, are thus far confined to a lowly worm found in compost heaps everywhere.

Posted by Jennifer King at May 16, 2003 6:44 PM
Related Categories: Quadrant - Technological | Theme - 'Boomers Battle Aging'


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