title: The disposable soma theory of aging in reverse.
abstract: In a recent paper in Nature, Ermolaeva et al. uncover a systemic response to DNA damage in germ cells that protects somatic tissues, providing mechanistic insight into the bidirectional communication between germ line and soma.
authors.affiliation: 1] California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Berkeley, CA 94720-3370, USA [2] Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Berkeley, CA 94720-3370, USA [3] University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3370, USA.
authors.forename: Peter M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Douglas
authors.affiliation: 1] California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Berkeley, CA 94720-3370, USA [2] Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Berkeley, CA 94720-3370, USA [3] University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3370, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dillin
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000502:physiology*; D004249:DNA Damage; D005854:Germ Cells / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000276:immunology*