According to Richard A. Lerner, M.D., an author of the paper, Mitotic Misregulation and Human Aging:
This represents a radical change in the way people have thought about aging. While scientists have believed that aging is a disease in which cells stop dividing, this study suggests that aging is really a disease of quality control. In this case the manufactured product is a new cell. As we get older, altered gene expression results in cells with diminished function.
Errors in cell division lead to the altered expression of a collection of key genes in the cells. Altered gene expression gradually causes the loss of tissue function which results in aging.
Based on what you learned about aging and cell mitosis in this module, discuss the possibility of the "fountain of youth" - a scientific probability with the possibility of preventing errors in cell division. Be sure to reference any outside resources you use in your post.
Source: N.A. (2001, March 31). The Genetics of Aging:New Study Says Cell Division Errors May Be the Common Link, The Scripps Research Institute. Retrieved from: https://www.scripps.edu/news/press/2000/033100.html