Research breakthrough on the question of life expectancy
Thursday, August 5, 2010 - 11:21
in Biology & Nature
Why do we grow old and what can we do to stop it? This is the question asked by many, but it appears that we are now closer to an answer thanks to the discovery of a small set of genes in mitochondria (a membrane-enclosed organelle found in most eukaryotic cells), passed only from mothers to offspring.