Sebastian Darr
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Radiology, Infectious Diseases, Virology, Biology, Medicine
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And you thought we would all perish because of global warming
Taking into consideration the rates of mutation at both the germline and somatic-cell levels and their likely effects, a substantial reduction in human fitness can be expected over the next few centuries in industrialized societies unless novel means of genetic intervention are developed. Read more »
Jan 21, 2010Caloric restriction delays disease onset and mortality in rhesus monkeys
Correlations of caloric restriction (CR) and delayed onset of age-associated diseases were discussed before in small animal models. This is the first 20-year longitudinal study in rhesus monkeys that gives evidence for a striking reduction of neoplasia, cardiovascular disease and diabetes through a 30% CR Read more »
Nov 14, 2009Cancer cells with mutations in p53 can be stopped by activating it's...
More than 50% of human cancers have mutations, disabling the p53 protein, leading to aggressive growth. This group found a protein called TAp63, an older sibling of p53 that's usually intact and not mutated. Turning up the TAp63 production they succeeded in shutting off growth of p53 missing cancer cells. Read more »
Nov 14, 2009
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Research Keywords
Adenovirus, Gene Therapy, Vector Design, Phylogeny, Protein Analysis, Modeling, Cancer Cells, Primary Cell Culture, Cancer Therapy, Primer, Molecular Cloning
