Gene Variant Associated with Telomere Length a Target for Life Extension Treatment

Nature Genetics – Common variants near TERC are associated with mean telomere length We conducted genome-wide association analyses of mean leukocyte telomere length in 2,917 individuals, with follow-up replication in 9,492 individuals. We identified an association with telomere length on 3q26 (rs12696304, combined P = 3.72 × 10−14) at a locus that includes TERC, which …

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Koreans Show Feasibility of Room Temperature Version of IBM Millipede Super High Density Memory

Ultrahigh-density phase-change data storage without the use of heating in Nature Nanotechnology Non-volatile memories based on scanning probes offer very high data densities, but existing approaches require the probe to be heated, which increases the energy expenditure and complexity of fabrication. Here, we demonstrate the writing, reading and erasure of an ultrahigh-density array of nanoscopic …

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