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Article: Genetic Research Has Life-Span Implications.
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- November 28, 2002
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Byline: U. Conn. Health Center
FARMINGTON, Conn., Nov. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- A Connecticut research team has identified a genetic interaction with exciting long-life and dietary implications.
The team, composed of faculty from the University of Connecticut Health Center and Yale School of Medicine, have shown in an article reported Nov. 28 in the journal Science, that decreasing the activity of the enzyme, Rpd3 histone deacetylase, found in both humans and fruit flies, extends the life span of fruit flies through a pathway involving caloric restriction.
The implication of the research is that chemical manipulation of the enzyme might bring ...