Category Archives: biogerontology
biogreontology in Europe
The recent special issue of Biogerontology (Volume 11, Number 6, December 2010) compiles updates on the state of biogerontological research in some European countries: ustria, Czech Republic, Finland, Georgia, Israel, Italy, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Turkey and Ukraine. These countries are … Continue reading
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RecQ and recombination-based DNA repair
Dharmendra Kumar Singh and colleagues wrote an article in the Biogerontology journal presenting the various roles of human RecQ helicases in recombination-based DNA repair. The physiological consequences of RecQ defects in the development of cancer and premature aging were also … Continue reading
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WRN and MUS81
There is a Journal of Cell Biology paper by Annapaola Franchitto and colleagues entitled: Replication fork stalling in WRN-deficient cells is overcome by prompt activation of a MUS81-dependent pathway Below is tha abstract: Failure to stabilize and properly process stalled … Continue reading
biogerontology congress
6th European Congress of Biogerontology 2008 “ Ageing and individual life history” November 30 – December 3 Conference Centre NH Leeuwenhorst, Noordwijkerhout (close to Leiden and Amsterdam) http://biogerontology.lifespannetwork.nl/
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