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His and Hers Mitochondria

differenceblog Feb 12, 2007 10:21

Eva Emerson, in Medical News Today (2/11/07) reports on John Tower's (2006) model for explaining aging and the mortality gap between the sexes. Tower's work with drosophila (fruit flies) suggested that sexula differentiation might come at great cost in terms of aging. Mitochondria seem to be less functional in older fruit flies and mammals, with ( Read more... )

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