Scientists make giant leap in age-old pursuit of longer life

By Bridie Smith
Updated April 4 2017 - 9:43am, first published March 24 2017 - 5:29pm
Lindsay Wu a National health and medical research counsel RD Wright Biomedical fellow in a lab at UNSW, Sydney. Lindsay Wu has worked with Liberty biosecurity and UNSW to discover how to improve DNA repair during space travel and after radiation exposure. 22nd March, 2017. Photo: Kate Geraghty  Photo: Kate Geraghty
Lindsay Wu a National health and medical research counsel RD Wright Biomedical fellow in a lab at UNSW, Sydney. Lindsay Wu has worked with Liberty biosecurity and UNSW to discover how to improve DNA repair during space travel and after radiation exposure. 22nd March, 2017. Photo: Kate Geraghty Photo: Kate Geraghty

Scientists have found a way to reverse the ageing process, extending the lifespan of mice by 20 per cent and raising the prospect of an anti-ageing treatment for humans within a decade.

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