Discovering the Secrets of #Human #Ageing: Breakthrough #Gene Study in Fruit Flies
"In this exciting new video, we explore a breakthrough discovery by scientists funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).
Dr Lynne Cox and Dr Robert Saunders from the University of Oxford and The Open University have found a fast and effective way to investigate important aspects of human ageing by discovering a gene in fruit flies that enables them to study the effects ageing has on DNA. The researchers demonstrate the value of this model in helping us to understand the ageing process in a new work published in the journal Ageing Cell.
Dr Cox explains that they study a premature human ageing disease called Werner syndrome to help them understand normal ageing. The key to this disease is changes in a single gene called WRN, which causes patients to age quickly. Until now, scientists have only been able to study the gene in a test tube. However, by working on this gene in fruit flies, they can model human ageing in a powerful experimental system.
Join us as we explore the potential of this discovery and what it means for future research on ageing.
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