We
live with millions of microorganisms and these bacteria have a critical impact
on our health and diseases. In addition to their effects on disease, studies
have begun to suggest that microbes influence something much more intrinsic to
their host — the aging rate.
In
the current issue of Cell, a minireview highlights recent research showing that
microbiota in invertebrates directly and indirectly influence the host genome
to affect longevity. Beyond the presence or absence of bacteria, specific
bacterial species have unique effects on host aging. (2014, Cell 156, 408.)
Posted by Tim Sandle
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