Fighting Aging by Staying Compact (IMAGE)

Weill Cornell Medicine

Fighting Aging by Staying Compact

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This model of the nucleus with nucleolus (pink) shows how ribosomal DNA is correctly repaired in young cells. In old cells with enlarged nucleolus, however, DNA repair is inaccurate leading to faster cell death.

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Tyler Lab

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