Extend your life twice? Ask drosophila how!
The mutation of the Indy gene (I'm Not Dead Yet, "I'm not dead yet") increases the life expectancy of drosophila by half, from 35 to 70 days. It is necessary to understand how this mutation affects the level of metabolism of the fly; then it will be possible to create pharmacological drugs that will copy the effects of genetic changes.
26.01.2009