Top 10 scientific breakthroughs in 2011

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In addition to recognizing HPTN 052 as the 2011 Breakthrough of the Year, Science and its publisher AAAS, the nonprofit science society, have identified nine other groundbreaking scientific accomplishments from the past year and compiled them into a top 10 list.

   Clearing Senescent Cells

 

Clearing Senescent Cells, one of the 'Top 10 scientific breakthroughs in 2011' by China.org.cn.

Clearing Senescent Cells [sina.com.cn] 
Experiments revealed that clearing senescent cells, or those that have stopped dividing, from the bodies of mice can delay the onset of age-related symptoms such as cataracts and muscle weakness. Mice whose bodies were cleared of these loitering cells didn't live longer than their untreated cage-mates—but they did seem to live better, which provided researchers with some hope that banishing senescent cells might also prolong our golden years.

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