A gene is a fundamental unit of heredity, consisting of a specific sequence of DNA that encodes the instructions for making a particular protein or set of proteins. Genes are passed down from parents ...

The study is published under the title "Loss of coordination between basic cellular processes in human aging" in Nature Aging ...

A team of scientists at the Harvard Medical School has succeeded in isolating a single gene-the basic unit of heredity. This new technique will allow geneticists to study the detailed operation of ...