Re: Aging Gene

From: Joao Magalhaes (joao.magalhaes@fundp.ac.be)
Date: Thu Apr 17 2003 - 03:17:24 MDT

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    Nice, but I can't find the articles either in Science or Nature. I imagine
    these are in press papers but even so one should be able to find them. Does
    anyone know where to find the papers? Thanks.

    At 03:55 17-04-2003 +0200, you wrote:
    >On Wed, Apr 16, 2003 at 08:54:49PM -0400, Keith Elis wrote:
    > > Two-for-one. Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria syndrome gene found. Oddly
    > > linked to above average intelligence?
    > >
    > > http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=514&e=8&cid=514&u=/ap/2
    > > 0030417/ap_on_he_me/aging_gene
    >
    >Interesting. Lamin A seems to be involved in a lot of stuff:
    >http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/dispomim.cgi?id=150330
    >
    >The intelligence part might simply be due to extremely enriched rearing.
    >Parents *care* for these kids, and they might get a boost from their
    >"adult" appearance. A quick medline search does not suggest any tendency
    >towards extra intelligence, just unimpaired intelligence.
    >
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    Joao Magalhaes (joao.magalhaes@fundp.ac.be)

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