Guarente said a low-calorie diet – below 1,500 calories daily – triggers anti-aging genes called sirtuins. That can extend the life span by something like one-third, according to an article at EarthandSky.org. Read More.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
MIT professor seeks secret to longer life
Lenny Guarente, a biology professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is trying to learn how to manipulate the genes that could extend human life.
Guarente said a low-calorie diet – below 1,500 calories daily – triggers anti-aging genes called sirtuins. That can extend the life span by something like one-third, according to an article at EarthandSky.org. Read More.
Guarente said a low-calorie diet – below 1,500 calories daily – triggers anti-aging genes called sirtuins. That can extend the life span by something like one-third, according to an article at EarthandSky.org. Read More.
