Research report 2013 - Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics

Forever young: How a microbe prevents ageing

Authors
Tolic-Nørrelykke, Iva
Departments
Microtubules and motors in cell division (Tolic Lab)
Summary
While ageing remains an inevitable fact of life, Max Planck researchers in Dresden discovered a microbe that stays forever young under favorable growth conditions by rejuvenating every time it reproduces. They looked at pedigree trees of yeast cells over several generations. The findings provide fundamental insights into the mechanisms of ageing and can also help to better understand cells that exhibit replicative immortality – like cancer cells.

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