1.0Josh Mitteldorfhttps://scienceblog.com/joshmitteldorfJosh Mitteldorfhttps://scienceblog.com/joshmitteldorf/author/joshmitteldorf/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="vRaPQMEM3P"><a href="https://scienceblog.com/joshmitteldorf/2022/12/13/longer-proteins-for-longer-lifespan/">Longer proteins for longer lifespan?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://scienceblog.com/joshmitteldorf/2022/12/13/longer-proteins-for-longer-lifespan/embed/#?secret=vRaPQMEM3P" width="600" height="338" title="“Longer proteins for longer lifespan?” — Josh Mitteldorf" data-secret="vRaPQMEM3P" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://scienceblog.com/joshmitteldorf/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://scienceblog.com/joshmitteldorf/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/long-proteins.png881556It seems too simple to explain much, but according to a study out of Northwestern University, large proteins are more prevalent in young animals compared to old. For those of us who believe that aging is programmed into the life cycle, gene expression seems the most likely transmission of information about age through the body. ... Read more