Global Technology – August 2018

Now, let’s examine the most important technological and scientific breakthroughs emerging from labs around the world.

Sooner or later, every cell and every organism ages.  But why is this so?  Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg have now discovered for the first time a protein that represents a central switching point in the aging process.  It controls the life span of every individual — from the fly to the human being.  This opens up new possibilities for developing therapies against age-related diseases.