David Sinclair· PhD
In 1997, we in the Guarente lab linked nucleolar stability to SIRT-mediated longevity in yeast - functional conservation over a billion years!
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
In 1997, we in the Guarente lab linked nucleolar stability to SIRT-mediated longevity in yeast - functional conservation over a billion years!
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In the '90s the Guarente lab @mit discovered gene silencing & epigenetic stabilization was the universal key to longevity I know because I was there