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healthy human lifespan
Coverage of healthy human lifespan in the Nexus archive.
- In step toward immortality, Israeli scientists say they can ‘rewind’ aging in mouse livers
Israeli scientists at Bar-Ilan University and the US National Institute on Aging have discovered that the SIRT6 'longevity' protein can reverse DNA structure in mouse livers, potentially extending healthy human lifespan. The peer-reviewed study suggests a step toward combating aging.