New enzyme engineered to break and clean-up AGEs

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Here’s a NYT article describing the advance published in Nature Communications

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/science/enzymes-aging-cmlase.html?unlocked_article_code=1.0FA.Vsno.Y82m6HxhMfhs&smid=url-share

and the paper itself

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-75141-2

Published: 14 July 2026
Reversal of protein chemical aging by enzymatic deglycation
volume 17**, Article number: 5926 (2026)

Only done in vitro and ex vivo so far but an interesting new way to tackle AGEs as chemical breakers have not panned out yet. May be useful in eye drops or similar applications.

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