Dr. Thomas Perls has for many years studied so-called super agers, individuals who dwell deep into their 90s and past, primarily unburdened by the everyday ailments of outdated age. He’s satisfied that the key to this exceptional longevity is buried in folks’s genes and handed down by way of generations.
However which genes harbor this energy? And if researchers pinpoint the appropriate genes amid 1000’s in an individual’s physique, might that information be harnessed to develop medication that mimic these genes and permit extra folks to get pleasure from longer, more healthy lives?
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