X-Message-Number: 22608 Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 14:13:50 -0500 From: Gary Tripp <> Subject: aging research In the most recent edition of "New Scientist" an interesting article on SIRTUIN 3 which codes for a protein found in mitochondria. A Dr. Thomas Perls of Boston U found that this gene appears disproportionately often in centenarians. A paper will appear in Experimental Gerontology. /gary Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=22608