X-Message-Number: 26281
From: "John de Rivaz" <>
Subject: Fruit Fly Longevity Work at University College, London
Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 15:30:13 +0100

I came across this after reading an article on page 12 of New Scientist
dated 4 June 2005:

from
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucbtcee/flies/Linda_Partridge.html

>>
The aim of our research is to use Drosophila as a model organism to discover
genes and mechanisms that determine the rate of ageing and other
fitness-related traits throughout the animal kingdom. We are especially
interested in the physiological mechanisms that force organisms to make
trade-offs, such as that between high nutrient intake and high reproductive
rate, on one hand, and slow ageing on the other. We are also investigating
trade-offs between fitness at different temperatures and between resistance
to parasites and reproductive fitness. <<

and on http://www.ucl.ac.uk/%7Eucbtdag/car.html

>>
The UCL Centre for Research on Ageing is an organization of research
scientists dedicated to understanding the mechanisms that underlie ageing
and the processes that act against it. A major aim of this research is to
understand how ageing gives rise to diseases of ageing, and thereby identify
therapeutic targets for intervention. <<

these web pages are also a source of papers on the subject, in pdf format.

-- 
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Cryonics Europe, Longevity Report, The Venturists, Porthtowan, Alec Harley
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more

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