Huntington’s disease (HD) is a currently incurable and, ultimately, fatal neurodegenerative disorder caused by a CAG trinucleotide repeat expansion within exon 1 of the huntingtin (HTT) gene, which results in the production of a mutant protein that forms inclusions and selectively destroys neurons ...
Telomerase expression is differentially regulated in birds of differing life span. Strategies for engineered negligible senescence: why genuine control of aging may be foreseeable. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 1019, 186-190.Haussmann, M. F., Winkler, D. W., Huntington, C. E., Nisbet, I. C....
irrelevant for selection. In his book “New Paths in Genetics,” Haldane discusses Huntington’s disease, an autosomal dominant inherited disorder that usually strikes between 30 and 50 years of age. By that time, most carriers have already had children and ...
Dog surfingA yellow Labrador Retriever catching a wave during a dog surfing competition at Dog Beach, Huntington Beach, California.(more) Dog surfing competitions are popular in coastal cities around the world. Dogs surf on special soft-top boards, often covered with traction pads, and they routi...