Unlocking longevity: lessons from the 200-year-old bowhead whale
The Guardian - 29-Oct-2025Boosting CIRBP doubled DNA repair in human cells, hinting at a new route to healthier ageing
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Writing the code of life: the next leap in synthetic biology
Big Think - 20-Oct-2025Global teams like HGP-write and SynHG are developing tools to build a fully synthetic human genome
Naked mole-rat DNA repair may hold key to longer human life
New Atlas - 12-Oct-2025Scientists find four amino acid changes that supercharge DNA repair and slow aging
DNA repair secret behind naked mole rats’ long life
BBC - 10-Oct-2025Mole rats’ cGAS protein enhances DNA repair, aiding their long, disease-free lifespan
Human eggs defy ageing’s genetic toll on mitochondria
New Scientist - 06-Aug-2025Study finds eggs maintain mitochondrial DNA integrity, unlike other body cells that age
DNA Resources
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The Genesis Machine
Our Quest to Rewrite Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology written by Amy Webb and Andrew Hessel
The Epigenetics Revolution: How Modern Biology is Rewriting Our Understanding of Genetics, Disease and Inheritance
How Modern Biology Is Rewriting Our Understanding of Genetics, Disease and Inheritance written by Nessa Carey
How DNA Mutations and Epigenetic Drift Cause Aging with Prof. Jan Vijg
Longevity Roadmap Podcast- Prof. Jan Vijg explains how genetic and epigenetic changes lead to ageing
Dr. Emma Teeling—DNA Repair Mechanisms and Aging: Lessons From Bat
Longevity by design Podcast Episode - Exploring Bat Biology: Dr. Emma Teeling’s Research on DNA Repair and Aging
DNA Blog Posts
16-Jul-2020
Genflow Seeks Investors for Novel SIRT6 DNA Repair Anti-Ageing Therapy
Great to see a startup willing to explicitly state they are treating ageing itself as a disease
