Aging and cancer: killing two birds with one worm

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Brunet, Anne [1 ]
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[1] Stanford Univ, Dept Genet, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
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10.1038/ng1107-1306
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Q3 [遗传学];
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071007 ; 090102 ;
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Two new studies explore the genetic mechanisms connecting aging and tumor growth in Caenorhabditis elegans. This work should provide a basis to consider ways to prevent and treat age-dependent cancers.
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页码:1306 / 1307
页数:3
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