Personality gene may be key in longevity

Originally published: January 5, 2013 7:34 PM
Updated: January 5, 2013 8:11 PM
By DELTHIA RICKS delthia.ricks@newsday.com

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The genetic clues to longevity may reside in DNA governing personality, say Brookhaven scientists who have searched the human genome to find out why some people live to great age.

Peter Thanos, a neuroscientist at Brookhaven National Laboratory, said scientists have asked for decades what it takes to reach the century mark: a specific genetic profile or the perfect environment.

He now...

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