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...finding by the HMS researchers—who included Dudley Lamming, Oliver Medvedik, and Magda Latorre-Esteves, in addition to Sinclair—reveals that Sir2 does not serve this function alone. Rather, a group of related genes—the Sir2 family—plays a major role in regulating lifespan. Sinclair said that one of the genes in the family appears to control functions such as fat metabolism and cell survival, while another controls body temperature and the efficiency with which an organism uses energy, and yet others protect against diabetes...

Author: By Matthew S. Lebowitz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Sir2 Genes May Extend Lifespan | 8/12/2005 | See Source »

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