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Hyderabad, Nov. 1:
The countrys first Aerospace SEZ is all set to take off with a committed investment of Rs 1,500 crore.
With land allocated to 24 companies, the facility, situated in Adhibatla, about 15 km from the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, on the outskirts of Hyderabad, will see action beginning on November 4.
At least half a dozen companies will begin work on that day, when the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Kiran Kumar Reddy, is expected to kickstart activity at a foundation laying function.
Creating employment
The ambitious Aerospace & Precision Engineering SEZ will provide the infrastructure for these units to manufacture a range of products needed for the strategic sectors of aerospace, nuclear, space and defence.
The venture can provide direct employment of 10,000 and indirectly to another 18,000 in the next three years, as these manufacturing units, turn fully operational. The projected annual turnover is Rs 2,500 crore and exports to the tune of Rs 400 crore.
SMEs setting up shop
Among the two dozen SMEs that have taken land are Motion Dynamics, Gagan Aerospace, Aeroc Space Tech, Hemmair, Apollo Aerospace, DSR Tech, Lokesh Machine Tools, Gowra, Ratna Tools, Castall Tech, Compu Power, Rolon Seal and Revathy Industries, said M.M. Sreeram, Executive Director of Samuha Engineering Industries.
Samuha is a consortium of aerospace Industries, which will anchor the development of the aerospace park. MTAR, SEC Industries, Ananth Technologies, Zetatek, Scarlet and SKM Technologies are the main promoters.
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November 1, 2013 - AIA announced partnerships with IHS and CADENAS PARTsolutions to offer authorized 3D CAD models of components based on critical National Aerospace Standards, providing valuable tool for engineers across aerospace industry to accelerate innovation, shorten design cycles, and reduce costs. Used extensively in design of aircraft, spacecraft, watercraft, ground vehicles, machinery, and electronics, standards define geometry and materials for millions of unique parts. Aerospace Industries Association 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1700 Arlington, VA, 22209-3928 USA Press release date: October 31, 2013
In partnership with IHS and CADENAS PARTsolutions, innovative tool lets engineers quickly configure and download 3D CAD models of NAS- and NASM-fastener components
Arlington, Va. The Aerospace Industries Association today announced partnerships with IHS and CADENAS PARTsolutions to offer authorized 3D computer-aided design (CAD) models of components based on critical National Aerospace Standards (NAS), providing a valuable new tool for engineers across the aerospace industry to accelerate innovation, shorten design cycles and reduce costs.
AIA has a long and proud history serving the needs of the aerospace and defense industry through our National Aerospace Standards program, said AIA President and CEO Marion C. Blakey. The AIA NAS 3D catalog allows us to provide solutions that will help the industry design and manufacture products faster and at a lower cost. We are excited to work with IHS and CADENAS PARTsolutions, who are recognized leaders in their fields.
AIA, the premier trade association representing the nation's major aerospace and defense manufacturers, manages the NAS, which include widely used mechanical parts standards. These standards define the geometry and materials for millions of unique parts suitable for high-performance aerospace applications. NAS are used extensively in the design of aircraft, spacecraft, watercraft, ground vehicles, machinery and electronics.
Beginning in January 2014, AIA and our partners will offer 3D models of these mechanical parts standards to simplify and accelerate the aerospace design process. Key benefits include:
Reduced modeling and design cycle times; Improved engineering productivity; Elimination of duplicated effort and rework; Assurance of quality through the use of authorized CAD models; Increased consistency in parts used on projects; and Greater accuracy in bills of materials.
For more information on the National Aerospace Standards program, please visit our website at: http://www.aia-aerospace.org/standards/.
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Founded in 1919 shortly after the birth of flight, the Aerospace Industries Association is the most authoritative and influential trade association representing the nations leading manufacturers and suppliers of civil, military and business aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aircraft systems, space systems, aircraft engines, homeland and cybersecurity systems, materiel and related components, equipment services and information technology.
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Hyderabad, Nov. 1:
The countrys first aerospace SEZ is all set to take wings in Adhibatla on the outskirts of Hyderabad. About 20 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and a few big players have committed an investment to the tune of Rs 1,500 crore.
Located about 15 km from the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, the facility will see action beginning on November 4.
At least half a dozen companies will begin work on the day, when the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Kiran Kumar Reddy, is expected to kickstart activity at a foundation laying function.
The Aerospace & Precision Engineering SEZ venture can provide direct employment of 10,000 and indirectly to another 18,000 in the next three years, as these manufacturing units, turn fully operational. The projected annual turnover is Rs 2,500 crore and exports to the tune of Rs 400 crore.
Among the SMEs that have taken land are Motion Dynamics, Gagan Aerospace, Aeroc Space Tech, Hemmair, Apollo Aerospace, DSR Tech, Lokesh Machine Tools, Gowra, Ratna Tools, Castall Tech, Compu Power, Rolon Seal, Revathy Industries etc., said M.M. Sreeram, Executive Director of Samuha Engineering Industries.
Samuha is a consortium of Aerospace Industries, which will anchor the development of the Aerospace Park. MTAR, SEC Industries, Ananth Technologies, Zetatek, Scarlet and SKM Technologies are the main promoters.
At present, the Tatas have made major investments in a couple of ventures in the area, including in the SEZ. In the joint venture with Sikorsky, it is manufacturing helicopter cabins. The existence of a large number of SMEs with diverse expertise in Hyderabad has drawn the Tatas in a big way. Similarly, several other multinationals are showing keen interest, Sreeram said.
The Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) has allocated 193 acres at Adhibatla. Of this, 100 acres will be for the SEZ for which the Corporation is a co-developer. The 93 acres in the domestic tariff area (DTA) has been allotted to Samuha as a lead developer and to allot land to other member units, explained Jayesh Ranjan, Managing Director of the Corporation.
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An aerospace panel would target boosting the aerospace and technology industries in Ohio under a local state lawmakers bill.
The aerospace and defense industry is big business in Ohio with more than 130,000 workers and 1,200 suppliers, but Rep. Rick Perales, said the state can and should do more. He sponsored the legislation introduced this week.
This industry, this opportunity deserves so much more given where the technology is in the state of Ohio, said Perales, R-Beavercreek. The bill also would call on the panel to strategize how best to prepare for a possible round of military base realignment and closures.
The 13-member Aerospace and Technology Study Committee would have six legislators, three from the House and three from the Senate, and seven members from industry, academia and the military to represent each geographic region of Ohio.
Michael L. Heil, president and CEO of the Ohio Aerospace Institute, said the emphasis on aerospace would benefit the industrys outlook in the state.
People know we know how to make things, but I think we have stiff competition, particularly from the southeast states, he said.
Ohio needs aircraft and satellite assembly factories to add to a strong base of suppliers, he said. Theres a perception out there that we have to overcome to show that we are pro-development, pro-business, he said.
Maurice Mo McDonald, Dayton Development Coalition executive vice president for aerospace and defense, said the panel could rally the entire state to focus on aerospace and technology.
The Dayton-Cincinnati region has ranked at the top of aerospace product and aviation parts producers in the nation, and Ohio companies were the No. 1 U.S. suppliers to Airbus and Boeing, the Ohio Aerospace and Aviation Council reported.
The Dayton area has more than 15,000 workers in the aerospace industry and supplier ranks, according to Dayton Development Coalition figures, which separately counted about 27,300 federal and 12,800 defense contractor employees.
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$150 million contract would provide long-term maintenance for Airbus C295 Engines
OTTAWA , Nov. 1, 2013 /CNW/ - Today at a special ceremony in Summerside, Prince Edward Island (PEI), Airbus Military and Vector Aerospace Engine Services - Atlantic (ES-A) announced a partnership that will help secure aerospace jobs in Prince Edward Island . ES-A will provide engine maintenance for Airbus Military's C295 as part of its bid to replace Canada's fixed-wing search and rescue (FWSAR) aircraft. If Airbus is successful, this will be worth almost $150 million over the 20-year life of the contract.
"Airbus Military is very proud to celebrate this important partnership with ES-A," said Antonio R. Barbern, Senior Vice President for Airbus Military. "This partnership will help bring long-term high-technology aerospace jobs to Prince Edward Island . This is in keeping with Airbus' already outstanding commitment to Canadian content for our aircraft."
The C295 is the market leader in military search and rescue (SAR), maritime patrol and medium transport. To date, 123 aircraft have been sold to 16 different countries. The C295 boasts substantial Canadian content- about 20% of the aircraft. In addition to ES-A, the C295's engines are built by Pratt & Whitney Canada , simulators by CAE and electro/optical sensors by L-3 Wescam. Discovery Air will provide in-service support for the aircraft over the life of the contract.
"Vector Aerospace Engine Services - Atlantic is very pleased to partner with Airbus on this important project that will provide benefits to all Canadians," said Jeff Poirier , President of ES-A. "We are very proud to have built a reputation for excellent service and support right here in PEI. Our partnership with Airbus Military, and the business it brings, on a project as important as the FWSAR program reinforces that."
This commitment to the PEI aerospace industry is a part of Airbus' large overall commitment to Canadian industry. Over the past 25 years, Airbus has become an integral component of Canada's aerospace, defence and advanced technology sectors. Its Canadian operations boast six business units that have over $450-million in annual sales and employ 1,700 people in 11 centres across the country, with an additional 4,000 jobs supported indirectly.
This commitment to Canadian industry means that Airbus' industrial regional benefit (IRB) proposals are based on facts and reliable potential activities. Already, Airbus has eight banking transactions with Industry Canada worth more than $800 million .
"Airbus Military aircraft, like the C295, are proven, reliable, and low risk. We've earned that reputation by working with the best suppliers in the world," concluded Barbern. "That's why we're committed to Canadian companies like Vector Aerospace Engine Services - Atlantic, which provide world class service for our world-leading aircraft."
About Airbus Military Airbus Military is the only military and civic/humanitarian transport aircraft manufacturer to develop, produce, sell and support a comprehensive family of airlifters ranging from three to 45 tonnes of payload. An Airbus daughter company, Airbus Military is responsible for the A400M programme, as well as the Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) A330 and for further military derivatives based on Airbus civil aircraft. Together with the C295, CN235 and C212, Airbus Military is the global leader in the market for military transport, tanker and surveillance aircraft able to perform the most varied missions. Altogether, Airbus Military has sold more than 1,000 aircraft to some 130 military, civilian and governmental customers. More than 800 of these aircraft have been delivered. Airbus is an EADS company.
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Physiology (//; from Ancient Greek (physis), meaning "nature, origin", and - (-logia), meaning "study of"[1]) is the scientific study of function in living systems.[2] This includes how organisms, organ systems, organs, cells, and bio-molecules carry out the chemical or physical functions that exist in a living system. The highest honor awarded in physiology is the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, awarded since 1901 by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
The study of human physiology dates back to at least 420 BC and the time of Hippocrates, also known as the father of medicine.[3] The critical thinking of Aristotle and his emphasis on the relationship between structure and function marked the beginning of physiology in Ancient Greece, while Claudius Galenus (c. 126199AD), known as Galen, was the first to use experiments to probe the function of the body. Galen was the founder of experimental physiology.[4]
Jean Fernel, a French physician, introduced the term "physiology" in 1525.
In the 19th century, physiological knowledge began to accumulate at a rapid rate, in particular with the 1838 appearance of the Cell theory of Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann. It radically stated that organisms are made up of units called cells. Claude Bernard's (18131878) further discoveries ultimately led to his concept of milieu interieur (internal environment), which would later be taken up and championed as "homeostasis" by American physiologist Walter Cannon.[clarification needed]
In the 20th century, biologists also became interested in how organisms other than human beings function, eventually spawning the fields of comparative physiology and ecophysiology.[5] Major figures in these fields include Knut Schmidt-Nielsen and George Bartholomew. Most recently, evolutionary physiology has become a distinct subdiscipline.[6]
The biological basis of the study of physiology, integration refers to the overlap of many functions of the systems of the human body, as well as its accompanied form. It is achieved through communication that occurs in a variety of ways, both electrical and chemical.
The endocrine and nervous systems play major roles in the reception and transmission of signals that integrate function in animals. Homeostasis is a major aspect with regard to such interactions within plants as well as animals.
Human physiology is the science of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of humans, their organs, and the cells of which they are composed. The principal level of focus of physiology is at the level of organs and systems within systems. Much of the foundation of knowledge in human physiology was provided by animal experimentation. Physiology is closely related to anatomy; anatomy is the study of form, and physiology is the study of function. Due to the frequent connection between form and function, physiology and anatomy are intrinsically linked and are studied in tandem as part of a medical curriculum.
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The Department of Behavioral Sciences at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, is committed to the clinical practice of psychology, advancing psychological science through an active research program, and the advanced training of psychologists and physicians. The department operates a highly competitive psychology predoctoral internship and has several postdoctoral fellowship programs in adult and child health psychology within our sections.
The department has an active program of research, supported by both NIH and foundation grants. The department has particular research strengths in sleep disorders and circadian rhythms, neurocognitive psychology, stress and trauma, obesity, pain, depression in older adults, and coping with severe illness. To learn about research studies currently enrolling participants, call (312) 942-5932. Or click on the link at left for "Clinical Trials."
The department is also home to the Traumatic Stress Center at Rush, which uses a multidisciplinary approach to restoring full functioning and control to individuals with stress disorders. The Traumatic Stress Center has a strong program of research focused particularly on trauma in inner-city women, health-related trauma, and terrorism and war.
Patient care services in behavioral sciences include the following:
Stevan Hobfoll, PhD, is chairperson of the Department of Behavioral Sciences. The department is the primary faculty home for behavioral scientists in Rush Medical College and in the hospital, where clinical members of the department hold staff appointments. For information aboutbehavioral scientists, see the link at left forFind a Doctor.
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Life extension science, also known as anti-aging medicine, indefinite life extension, experimental gerontology, and biomedical gerontology, is the study of slowing down or reversing the processes of aging to extend both the maximum and average lifespan. Some researchers in this area, and "life extensionists" or "longevists" (those who wish to achieve longer lives themselves), believe that future breakthroughs in tissue rejuvenation with stem cells, molecular repair, and organ replacement (such as with artificial organs or xenotransplantations) will eventually enable humans to have indefinite lifespans (agerasia[1]) through complete rejuvenation to a healthy youthful condition.
The sale of putative anti-aging products such as nutrition, physical fitness, skin care, hormone replacements, vitamins, supplements and herbs is a lucrative global industry, with the US market generating about $50billion of revenue each year.[2] Some medical experts state that the use of such products has not been proven to affect the aging process, and many claims of anti-aging medicine advocates have been roundly criticized by medical experts, including the American Medical Association.[2][3][4][5][6]
However, it has not been shown that the goal of indefinite human lifespans itself is necessarily unfeasible; some animals such as lobsters and certain jellyfish do not die of old age, and an award was offered to anyone who could prove life extensionist Aubrey de Grey's hopes were 'unworthy of learned debate'; nobody won the prize.[7] The ethical ramifications of life extension are debated by bioethicists.
Life extension is a controversial topic; many people oppose it due to fear of overpopulation and effects on society. Religious people are no more likely to oppose life extension than the unaffiliated,[8] though some variation exists between religious denominations. Blacks and Hispanics are more likely to support life extension than white people.[8] Biogerontologist Aubrey De Grey counters the overpopulation critique by pointing out that the therapy could postpone or eliminate menopause, allowing women to space out their pregnancies over more years and thus decreasing the yearly population growth rate.[9]
A Spring 2013 Pew Research poll in the United States found that 38% of Americans would want life extension treatments, and 56% would reject it. However it also found that 68% believed most people would want it and that only 4 percent consider an "ideal lifespan" to be more than 120 years.[8]
During the process of aging, an organism accumulates damage to macromolecules, its cells, its tissues and its organs. This accumulated damage is the result of oxidation damage to the cell contents caused by free radicals,[10][11] though other things cause aging as well.
The longest a human has ever been proven to live is 122 years, the case of Jeanne Calment who was born in 1875 and died in 1997, whereas the maximum lifespan of a mouse, commonly used as a model in research on aging, is about four years. Genetic differences between humans and mice that may account for these different aging rates include differences in efficiency of DNA repair, types and quantities of antioxidant enzymes, rates of free radical production and rates of occurrence of DNA damage. Another challenging factor is the telomere limitation of each individual species.
Average lifespan in a population is lowered by infant and child mortality, which are frequently linked to infectious diseases or nutrition problems. Later in life, vulnerability to accidents and age-related chronic disease such as cancer or cardiovascular disease play an increasing role in mortality. Extension of expected lifespan can often be achieved by access to improved medical care, vaccinations, good diet, exercise and avoidance of hazards such as smoking.
Maximum lifespan is determined by the rate of aging for a species inherent in its genes and by environmental factors. One widely recognized method of extending maximum lifespan in organisms such as nematodes and mice is caloric restriction. Another technique used evolutionary pressure such as breeding from only older members.
Theoretically, extension of maximum lifespan could be achieved by reducing the rate of aging damage, by periodic replacement of damaged tissues, or by molecular repair or rejuvenation of deteriorated cells and tissues and the enhancement of telomerase enzyme activity. Future research will be geared towards telomere repair strategies.
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The concept behind a "VIP" medical practice is that each patient is, indeed, a Very Important Patient. To ensure that each patient receives the time that they need with the doctor, Dr. Rosenberg limits the number of patients that he will accept in his practice. This allows for:
What is Anti-Aging Medicine?
Anti-Aging Medicine is a relatively new term. Although the definitions vary, the principle is to slow, and at times, even reverse the aging process. Aging may be defined as cumulative changes that lead to a decrease in functional capacity. In humans, aging is associated with degenerative changes of the skin, bones, heart and blood vessels, lungs, nervous system, and other organs and tissues.
An Anti-Aging practitioner should:
Traditional practitioners tend to practice the art of patching. Patching in the medical field refers to treating patients with different pharmaceutical drugs for each symptom that they present with. This approach is merely a temporizing measure, and the symptoms will certainly return. Consider the following analogy: You ride a bicycle on a street lined with nails; each time the tire gets punctured and becomes flat, you go to a practitioner for repair. The traditional physician will continue to patch the tire until there is simply nothing left to patch. The Anti-Aging practitioner will remove all of the nails from the street.
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Tai chi is a mind-body practice that originated as a martial art in China and combines meditation with slow, gentle movements, weight shifting, breathing exercises, and relaxation. As a Chinese wellness practices, Tai Chi is associated with a variety of physical and mental health benefits, most notably:
Boosts physical & psychological health: Arizona State University (Arizona, USA) researchers conducted a meta-analysis of 77 peer-reviewed journal articles that reported on the results of Tai Chi, involving data on 6,410 men and women. The team found that study subjects were significantly improved on the health parameters of cardiopulmonary fitness, immune function, bone density, and quality of life, as compared to sedentary counterparts. Prevents falls, improves mental well-being: A joint Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (South Korea) and University of Exeter (United Kingdom) study that reviewed 35 published studies suggests that the deep breathing and relaxation with slow and gentle movements characteristic of tai chi may exert exercise-based general benefits for fall prevention and improvement of balance in older people as well as some meditative effects for improving psychological health. Yields cardiovascular, muscle strength benefits: Researchers from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong) studied 29 older Tai Chi practitioners, average age 73.7 years, who engaged in the activity for at least 1.5 hours a week for three years, comparing them to 36 healthy control subjects, average age 71.4 years, with no Tai Chi experience. The subjects who practiced Tai Chi showed healthier blood pressure, vascular resistance, and pulse pressure, as well as greater arterial compliance and average muscle strength in knee joints. Lessens arthritis pain: A team from the University of North Carolina (North Carolina, USA) studied 354 men and women, ages 18 years and over, with any type of self-reported, doctor-diagnosed arthritis. Subjects were randomly assigned to two groups: the intervention group received the 8-week, twice-weekly Tai Chi course immediately, whereas the other group was a delayed control group (received the Tai Chi course after 8 weeks). At the end of eight week study period, those men and women who had received the immediate intervention showed moderate improvements in pain, fatigue and stiffness. They also had an increased sense of well being, as measured by the psychosocial variables, and they had improved reach or balance. Alleviates fibromyalgia: Researchers from Tufts Medical Center (Massachusetts, USA) enrolled 66 patients with fibromyalgia, average age 50 years, in a 12-week long study in which each subject participated in either tai chi or a wellness education/stretching program (control intervention); each intervention was held as an hour-long session taking place twice a week. While both groups showed improvements in scores on the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire, the tai chi participants had an 18.4-point greater reduction in severe symptoms after 12 weeks, with the difference sustained at 24 weeks. There were also significantly greater improvements in sleep quality, depression, and both physical and mental components of quality of life at 12 and 24 weeks, among the tai chi group. Improves depression: A team from the University of California/Los Angeles (UCLA; California, USA) combined a weekly tai chi exercise class with a standard depression treatment for a group of depressed elderly adults, finding a greater improvement in the level of depression along with improved quality of life, better memory and cognition, and more overall energy than that achieved by a different group in which the standard treatment was paired with a weekly health education class.
Taking place regularly in open spaces large and small, people of all ages take part in the time-tested practice of tai chi. Schedules may be readily found for your town or nearby city via the Internet.
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Everyone knows what aging looks like. Wrinkles, high blood pressure, hair lossthose unmistakable signs of deterioration that accumulate as the years pass us by. But a genetics researcher at Brigham and Womens Hospital would like to take a step back: do we really know what aging is?
It remains completely unanswered, said Vadim Gladyshev, a professor of medicine at Brigham and Womens Hospital. Despite a flood of anti-aging research and advances in extending the life span of some laboratory animals, Gladyshev thinks that broader questions about aging remain unanswered. Researchers have delved deeply into specific and powerful cellular processes that appear to be involved in aging without fully understanding how or if theyre connected to the phenomenon of a young organism becoming an old one.
For example, accumulating damage in cells is commonly thought to result in aging, but Gladyshev doesnt think even that assumption has been carefully tested. He pointed to the trash can in his fourth-floor office and noted that it could fill up with garbage, but that would not mean that his ability to do work would change.
So Gladyshev came up with a new way to probe aging. Instead of looking for clues by studying longer- and shorter-lived individuals of a particular species, why not look at the diversity of an entire class of organisms? Evolution, he notes, has been better at tweaking the life spans of organisms than any laboratory researchers have been: among mammals, there can be a gigantic variation in life span between different species. What, he wonders, are the genetic differences that mean an elephant can live for 70 years, a squirrel can reach its 20th birthday, but a shrew may expire after just one?
This fall, Gladyshev received a federal grant aimed at supporting high-reward, high-risk research that will extend the search for mechanisms of aging, by asking questions from an evolutionary perspective. Gladyshev will collect samples from 50 mammals whose natural lives vary, from the longest- to the shortest-lived.
It's research that takes Gladyshev into unusual partnerships for biomedical scientists, who are more likely to write e-mails to one another requesting cells than to call up wildlife biologists in other countries. Recently, for example, he enlisted a team of Russian scientists to gather samples from the Brandts bat, a five-gram mammal that has been documented to live 41 years.
The sample collection mission involved a long drive into remote country through sub-zero temperatures, followed by a 10-mile cross-country ski trip to the cave where the bats live. Ropes were used to lower scientists into a dark, cold cave where they could collect the bats, identify them, and use liquid nitrogen to preserve the samples. In a paper published in the journal Nature Communications this summer, Gladyshev and the Russian researchers described the bats genome, and compared it with other mammals. They identified genetic alterations in genes that may be involved in lifespan, and Gladyshev hopes to examine those genes in greater detail to see whether they play a role in the tiny creatures remarkable longevity.
By eventually comparing gene activity in many mammals, he hopes to identify genes and control mechanisms that might control agingand provide potent targets for researchers hoping to develop therapies that could extend life or combat diseases of aging.
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