Commentary on Some Recent Theses Relevant to Combating Aging: August 2020

Theses reviewed in this issue include “Characterization and Purification of Putative Stem Cells from the Adult Murine Pancreas,” “Inhibition of TLR4 Minimizes Islet Damage due to Sterile Inflammation and Improves Islet Transplant Outcomes,” “Liquefaction of the Brain Following Stroke Shares Multiple Characteristics with Atherosclerosis and Mediates Secondary Neurodegeneration in an Osteopontin-Dependent Mechanism,” “Manipulating the Segregation of Human Mitochondrial DNA,” “Role of Mitochondria in Plasma Membrane Repair and Pathogenesis of Muscular Dystrophy,” and “The Role of Cytosolic Accumulation of Nuclear DNA in Retinal-Pigment Epithelium Dysfunction and Age-Related Macular Degeneration.”