Study questions life extension mechanism in roundworms
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 08:30
in Health & Medicine
(Phys.org)—It's strange to think that there was a time when molecular cell biology was considered by professionals of other scientific specialties as disreputable or laughable. But the motivation for much cellular biology research around the mid-20th century was the search for the mechanisms of aging and the means to alter them—for centuries, people have been understandably frustrated by the indignities of aging and the burden of mortality, and the search for a "fountain of youth" was universally regarded as a foolish and hopeless endeavor.