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Mitochondria trigger cell aging

04-Feb-2016

Key points from article :

Probably only 1 of many aging factors at cellular level – but every little helps as reducing aging a little buys a few more years for science to reduce it even more.

Newcastle University study removed all mitochondria from human cells grown in the laboratory.

Cells were rejuvenated and became similar to younger cells.

Levels of inflammatory molecules dropped.

The study was published in The EMBO Journal.

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Clara Correia-Melo

Postdoctoral Fellow at The Francis Crick Institute.

Joao Passos

Associate Professor at Mayo Clinic

Newcastle University

Public world-class research-intensive University based in the North East of England

The EMBO Journal

Journal focused on original research of general interest in molecular biology and related areas.

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Mitochondria