Audio long read: Could mending damaged DNA prolong life?
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Audio long read: Could mending damaged DNA prolong life?

C1AdvancedSeptember 2, 202618 min

Scientists are amassing evidence that unrepaired or poorly repaired DNA damage underlies many of the hallmarks of ageing. This has led to research into whether boosting DNA repair can keep people healthy for longer. This is an audio version of our Feature: Could mending damaged DNA prolong life? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This is an audio long read from Nature. In this episode, Could Mending Damage DNA Prolong Life? written by Elizabeth Quill and read by me, Benjamin Thompson. Your DNA is under constant assault. Ultraviolet lights, environmental toxins, reactive molecules made during run-of-the-mill metabolism and many other disruptors, mark with the instructions

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that keep life humming along. Thankfully, repair crews are at the ready. A typical cell can acquire up to a whopping 100,000 lesions each day. The vast, vast majority are repaired, says Morton Skybeak-Newson, a translational geroscientist at the University of Copenhagen.

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Quote, We have very, very efficient repair. End quote. That's a good thing for a couple of reasons. First, unrepaired or poorly repaired damage can introduce mutations which can contribute

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