Scientists reported Thursday that they had identified an important new potential driver of aging, a finding that could have vast implications for human longevity and the treatment of diseases such as cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer's. "This is a beautiful example of how genomics, human stem cells and the new gene-editing technologies conjoin to provide major insights into human disease," said Rick Horwitz, executive director of the Allen Institute for Cell Science, who is on leave from his position as a professor at the University of Virginia. "This is an early example of wha...