August 10, 2008 (Sunday)
- Yeshiva University researchers have prevented mice livers from aging by preventing the cleaning machinery of the cell from breaking down. With its continuing function damaged proteins are removed instead of building up and reducing the cells functionality. (NewScientist)
Read more about this topic: August 2008 In Science
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