Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Scientists Develop Anti-Aging Compound Using MAGIC

South Korea, who's previous sterling reputation for biotech was recently besmirched, is returning to the scientific lime light. Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology are challenging the most deadly of all diseases... Aging itself. In a recent breakthrough, Prof. Kim Tae-kook and colleagues are said to have discovered a "cellular fountain of youth." As published in Nature Chemical Biology, a UK science periodical, Tae-kook has developed a compound called CKG733.