Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2011. National Institutes of Health researchers have identified a new pathway that sets the clock for programmed aging in normal cells. The study provides insights about the interaction between a toxic protein called progerin and telomeres, which cap the ends of chromosomes like aglets, the plastic tips that bind the ends of shoelaces.
The study by researchers from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) was published in the June 13, 2011…
