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This new PNAS paper revisits that early yeast aging biology with modern tools. Instead of studying populations of cells, the researchers analyzed individual aging yeast cells using single-cell transcriptomics combined with longitudinal microscopy
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The study finds that aging yeast cells follow distinct molecular trajectories, largely driven by two processes: 1. DNA breaks and rDNA instability (what produces ERCs) 2. Mitochondrial decline Both processes emerge as cells age! Interestingly, the researchers show these processes are not mutually exclusive. Cells can experience both rDNA instability and mitochondrial dysfunction simultaneously, even though one may dominate as the final cause of death They describe this as a “competing hazards” model of aging