It's all about the timing: Fetal expression of core clock gene determines lifespan in mice

Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - 16:22 in Biology & Nature

Abolishing the 24-hour clock by knocking out a key gene during development accelerates aging and shortens lifespan by two thirds in mice, but this effect is absent if the gene deletion is delayed until after birth, according to a new study,

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