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🧬 Open-source biological database of human genes associated with aging and lifespan. doi/10.1093/nar/gkad712
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Open Genes @open-genes.bsky.social · Jan 24
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Our website: open-genes.com
Our paper: academic.oup.com/nar/article/...
GitHub: github.com/const8ine
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Do you code? Use our public API: open-genes.com/api/docs
Open Genes — Biological database of human genes associated with aging
Curated biological database of human genes associated with aging and longevity.
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Evidence for improved DNA repair in long-lived bowhead whale - Nature
Analysis of the longest-lived mammal, the bowhead whale, reveals an improved ability to repair DNA breaks, mediated by high levels of cold-inducible RNA-binding protein.  &nbs...
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November 3, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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New article on our website: "Selection Criteria: How Open Genes Identifies Aging-Related Genes"

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Open Genes — Biological database of human genes associated with aging
Curated biological database of human genes associated with aging and longevity.
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August 6, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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Thanks to our contributors on GitHub:
trendspotter
Crabchicken

Special thanks to trenspotter for submitting the Czech translation and committing a fix. We will include all new fixes for our translations in the new release, along with the new workflow for fetching translations from Localazy
August 6, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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New release!
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We’re just getting started. More changes are on the way
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August 6, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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Study from Northwestern University: Scientists have engineered nanostructures that bind to harmful Alzheimer’s-related proteins like amyloid beta, preventing them from entering neurons and boosting cell survival in vitro.

Learn more: www.lifespan.io/news/nanostr...
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Nanostructures Trap Amyloid Beta, Rescuing Neurons
Scientists have created engineered nanostructures that bind monomers and oligomers of harmful amyloid beta (Aβ) protein, preventing them from entering neurons and drastically […]
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May 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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We’ve started automating the process of mentioning contributors on our GitHub organization page. We’ve also included all contributors from both GitHub and GitLab. Turned out so many great people worked with us since the very start of the project! Thank you for your support!

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Open Genes is an open-source database of human genes associated with aging and longevity - Open Genes
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April 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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We are working on adding new languages ​​to our site, including Ukrainian, Czech, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Hindi and more
April 22, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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Hi Erik! Open Genes is a biological database of human genes associated with aging. We'd appreciate it if you added us to the feed.

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doi.org/10.1093/nar/...

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Open Genes—a new comprehensive database of human genes associated with aging and longevity
Abstract. The Open Genes database was created to enhance and simplify the search for potential aging therapy targets. We collected data on 2402 genes assoc
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March 21, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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What makes biological age epigenetic clocks tick

Mahdi Moqri, Jesse R. Poganik, Steve Horvath, Vadim N. Gladyshev

www.nature.com/articles/s43...
What makes biological age epigenetic clocks tick - Nature Aging
Nature Aging - What makes biological age epigenetic clocks tick
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February 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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EU medicines agency quits X, moves to Bluesky

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EU medicines agency quits X, moves to Bluesky
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Monday it would no longer post on X and would use rival Bluesky instead, becoming the latest organisation to quit a social media platform that some have criticised for its content.
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January 28, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Read our paper to learn more about how we focused on providing detailed data for each experiment, linking every single gene to human aging. academic.oup.com/nar/article/...
Open Genes—a new comprehensive database of human genes associated with aging and longevity
Abstract. The Open Genes database was created to enhance and simplify the search for potential aging therapy targets. We collected data on 2402 genes assoc
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January 24, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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February 10, 2024 at 3:08 PM
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Links:

Our website: open-genes.com
Our paper: academic.oup.com/nar/article/...
GitHub: github.com/const8ine
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/open...
Do you code? Use our public API: open-genes.com/api/docs
Open Genes — Biological database of human genes associated with aging
Curated biological database of human genes associated with aging and longevity.
open-genes.com
January 24, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Read more about confidence levels, and why we pay attention to maintaining them in the Open Genes database, in our paper: academic.oup.com/nar/article/...
Open Genes—a new comprehensive database of human genes associated with aging and longevity
Abstract. The Open Genes database was created to enhance and simplify the search for potential aging therapy targets. We collected data on 2402 genes assoc
academic.oup.com
January 24, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Recently we added a dataset featuring genes and their confidence levels for download. open-genes.com/download
We divided genes into groups with different confidence levels based on the type of data supporting the link between the gene and aging. 1/2
Open Genes — Biological database of human genes associated with aging
Curated biological database of human genes associated with aging and longevity.
open-genes.com
January 24, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Hello World!
January 24, 2025 at 1:02 AM