The plan is to block telomerase, an enzyme that prevents the ends of DNA and seems to prevent cells from aging.

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In 1998 Kandel's team injected aging mice with a failed antidepressant called Rolipram, which prevents the breakdown of cyclic-AMP by blocking an enzyme called phosphodiesterase-4.

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