They are being honored for their work in the nineteen eighties about the health of cells and the aging process.
VOA: special.2009.10.07
We will be able to rejuvenate our organs in place by gradually replacing agingcells that contain genetic errors and short telomeres with cells containing our own DNA but without errors and with extended telomeres.
In its European markets, for example, cosmetic company Juneva of Switzerland sells a product called DNA Skin Optimizer Fluid, which promises to help aging skin cells to renew and duplicate themselves by targeting the nuclei--Juneva says skin takes on a fresher, smoother appearance within days of use.
According to the testing performed to date at the Ohio State University's Center for Automotive Research (CAR) and the very low observed rate of aging, cells built with A123's Nanophosphate EXT are expected to be capable of retaining more than 90 percent of initial capacity after 2, 000 full charge-discharge cycles at 45 degrees Celsius.