Woese's breakthrough was momentous for at least three reasons. First, he had traced the evolution of cellular life directly by comparing molecules that actually undergo evolutionary changes.

It has also driven new research on aging and has led to a flurry of questions cconcerning longevity and how we might increase it even more: Is the body a machine that simply wears out; if so, why do ...

The lifespan of the protein-deficient worms was shorter and that the animals were smaller than the control group, they found, which is an indication that hCINAP decreases during cellular senescence, ...