Centenarians Share Mitochondrial Mutation

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Some research on Italian centenarians is up on Betterhumans. It's interesting stuff, and indicative of a wider search for a genetic basis to natural longevity, but far to early to say much about.

Link: http://www.betterhumans.com/News/news.aspx?articleID=2003-02-13-1