Biology

Self Replication is a process in which devices whose diameters are of atomic scale, on the order of nanometers, create copies of themselves. Self-replication in…

Neurodegeneration is a key aspect of a large number of diseases that come under the umbrella of “neurodegenerative diseases.” It is a combination of two…

Roy Lee Walford, Pioneer of Caloric Restriction was born on June 29, 1924 in San Diego, California, in USA. He received his medical degree from…

Leonard Hayflick, Anatomist was born on May 20, 1928 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in United States. He received his Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania in 1956.…

Lipofuscin is a term, which is used for brownish fatty pigment granules. It also known as age-pigments, have three defining characteristics: (1) they consist of…

Genome Instability is a major driving force for tumorigenesis. It also refers to an increased tendency of alterations in the genome during the life cycle…

Hayflick Limit suggests that the human cell is limited in the number of times it can divide. The concept of the Hayflick limit was advanced…

Biological Immortality is virtually indistinguishable from afterlife, but philosophically speaking, they are not identical. It refers to a stable or decreasing rate of mortality from…

Aubrey David Nicholas Jasper de Grey, Biomedical Gerontologist was born 20 April 1963, in London, England. He was educated at Sussex House School and Harrow…

Senescence is the combination of processes of deterioration which follow the period of development of an organism. It is the gradual deterioration of function characteristic…

Hormesis is a central feature within the lives of individuals challenged by daily stresses. It is a fundamental biological concept at the core of evolutionary…

Longevity Claims are extreme human longevity but lack either a complete date of birth or date of death making the verification of an exact age…