Mayo Clinic Discovery Selected for Science's Top 10 Achievements of 2011

The editors of the journal Science have selected a Mayo Clinic discovery as one of their top 10 "groundbreaking scientific achievements of 2011." The Mayo study — the first to eliminate the effects of aging in mice — showed that the onset of age-related disorders and disabilities could be delayed or prevented by eliminating senescent cells: cells that have become "deadbeat" and are no longer dividing. Science's international list of achievements features scientific breakthroughs ranging from biology to aerospace research. Read more