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  • Scientists Successfully Edit Mitochondrial DNA

    Scientists Successfully Edit Mitochondrial DNA

    A new study demonstrates that novel gene-editing tools can correct disease-causing mutations in mitochondrial DNA in primary human cells [1]. Smaller editing tools needed Genome-editing tools such as CRISPR were one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs of this century. […]
  • Molecular Similarities Between Cigarette Smoking and Aging

    Molecular Similarities Between Cigarette Smoking and Aging

    Researchers have analyzed molecular patterns from different tissues obtained from over 700 people and learned that smoking acts as an aging accelerator and involves molecular changes in tissues beyond those directly exposed to cigarette smoke [1]. Millions of preventable deaths […]
  • Five Hallmarks of Stem Cell Aging Proposed

    Five Hallmarks of Stem Cell Aging Proposed

    In Cell Stem Cell, a trio of reviewers has proposed five hallmarks that are specific to the aging of stem cells. Functional rather than molecular This review begins with a note that its classifications focus on the […]
  • Dr. David Furman on Inflammation and Aging

    Dr. David Furman on Inflammation and Aging

    The longevity field hasn’t been very good at naming things, but one notable exception is “inflammaging”: the low-grade chronic inflammation that correlates with aging. Recognition has been […]
  • Researchers Connect Cellular Markers to Physical Well-Being

    Researchers Connect Cellular Markers to Physical Well-Being

    In Aging Cell, a team of researchers has described how the health of skin fibroblasts relates to physical and functional ability. Frailty, capacity, and skin cells This paper begins with an explanation of how frailty and capacity are defined. The […]
  • Rejuvenation Roundup June 2025

    Rejuvenation Roundup June 2025

    This month, in between reporting on new methods of affecting aging at its most basic levels, we caught up with AI developers […]

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