Authors: Hans-Willem Snoeck
Summary:
The mechanisms underlying the aging process are not understood. Even tissues endowed with somatic stem cells age while the germline appears immortal. I propose that this paradox may be explained by the pervasive use of glycolysis by somatic stem cells as opposed to the predominance of mitochondrial respiration in gametes.
Source:
Cell Stem Cell; Volume 16, Issue 6, p582–584, 4 June 2015