Proving that all journalists like alliteration, a EurekAlert piece looks at recent steps towards better understanding the role played by cellular mitochondria – the powerhouse of the cell – in aging and age-related disease. While scientists know that failing mitochondria play a role in many diseases, they are only now able to reliably manipulate this part of the cell. Working with mitochondria in mice is the first step towards obtaining more information and greater understanding; then come interventions, trials and therapies.
Source: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-02/uorm-mom020904.php
Author: The Longevity Meme
