A grad student’s wild idea sparks a major aging breakthrough

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May 15, 2026, 12:50 am126 ptsTrending
A casual conversation between graduate students helped spark a breakthrough in aging research at Mayo Clinic. Researchers discovered that tiny synthetic DNA molecules called aptamers can selectively attach to senescent “zombie cells,” which are linked to aging, cancer, and neurodegenerative disease. The…

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