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. -- Sincerely, John de Rivaz: http://John.deRivaz.com for websites including Cryonics Europe, Longevity Report, The Venturists, Porthtowan, Alec Harley Reeves - inventor, Arthur Bowker - potter, de Rivaz genealogy, Nomad .. and more Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=26281