By Richard, Ph.D. Sprott
Enormous advances in our wisdom of genetic contributions to getting older and ailment, and in our realizing of the possibility of manipulation of the getting older procedure, have taken position up to now two decades. this can be the 1st quantity in many years to consolidate this learn in a single position. It presents a wide and present assessment of the main promising advances in genetic examine on getting older, present realizing of genetic contributions to the fundamental tactics of getting older, and age-related affliction. The overview makes a speciality of the getting older technique from reduce organisms to guy, and is prepared in ascending order of organic complexity beginning with stem cells and progressing via worms, flies, mice, and people. the place correct, the overview additionally comprises information regarding yeasts and non-human primates.
The learn provided within the assessment makes use of a species-comparative technique that makes discovering move species similarities (gene conservation) and changes (gene differentiation) obvious. This technique displays the best way the sector is equipped, making it hugely helpful for investigators who wish easy accessibility and a concise precis of a selected topic.
Key Features:
- Provides cutting-edge information regarding promising advances in genetic learn on getting older
- Comprises the 1st finished quantity concerning genetic examine approximately getting older in many years
- Authored through major students within the box
- Disseminates huge, immense advances in our knowing of the getting older method
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