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A new mechanism called looping mechanism has been found according to a new research in which the end caps of DNA may help in explaining the the aging of cells and how they transmit disease. A team of researchers have found that the length of the end caps of DNA called telomeres, which forms a loop that determines that certain genes are turned off when a person is young and activates in the later stage of life, thereby contributing to aging and diseases.
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