To live 150 years prevents one gene

Scientists have found that longevity has a genetic background. Moreover, they have even calculated the gene that prevents the majority of living organisms to live up to the limit of their biological capacity (in humans, this limit is estimated to 150 years). "Delete" this gene from an organism female mice, the scientists were able to significantly extend the life of these animals.

The discovery was made at the Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology at University College London. Its strudniki found that removal of S6K1 gene in mice leads to an increase in their average life expectancy by 20%. The report of this study, published in the prestigious scientific journal Science.

"We have shown that this gene controls lifespan By determining the degree of animal health of middle and advanced age, "- says the researcher Dominic Withers. He and his colleagues managed to breed mice. Who called the gene is absent. This led to the fact that the body of these mice began independently to behave as if there was a rigid calorie-free diet. It proves once again the importance of nutrition in moderate health promotion.

"These mice were completely insensitive to type II diabetes - continues Withers. - The incidence of osteoporosis is also the equivalent of a mouse down, because they have stronger bones. We added them to life, and full of life!"

In female mice live an average of about 950 days. However, mice in which the gene was deleted S6K1, lived 160 days longer, that is, somewhere in the 20%. If we translate all this into the human equivalent, then people will be able to get somewhere further 16 years of life.

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