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Aging rewires RNA production, favoring short genes over long neuronal ones

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Melissa Rohman
Aging rewires RNA production, favoring short genes over long neuronal ones
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A Northwestern Medicine study published in PNAS reveals that aging alters RNA production, reducing overall transcription activity and favoring shorter genes over longer neurodevelopmental ones. This shift, observed in both mice and human tissues, could offer new targets for anti-aging therapeutic strategies.

by Melissa Rohman, Northwestern University

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