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Aging may be a program, not a breakdown

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Home Why Aging May Be a Program, Not a Breakdown Comment Save Article Read Later Share Facebook Copied! Copy link Email Pocket Reddit Ycombinator Comment Comments Save Article Read Later Read Later Q&A Why Aging May Be a Program, Not a Breakdown By Ingrid Wickelgren August 14, 2026

Save Article Read Later Junyue Cao, a cell biologist at Rockefeller University in New York City, analyzed gene expression in millions of mouse cells from different life stages. He was surprised to find that “changes in aging are not universal across all the cells,” he said.

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