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Long-lived worms and aging.
Redox report : communications in free radical research - 1 Jan 2004
Luo Yuan
Abstract excerpt
Several investigators have generated long-lived nematode worms (Caenorhabditis elegans) in the past decade by mutation of genes in the organism in order to study the genetics of aging and longevity. Dozens of longevity assurance genes (LAG) that dramatically increase the longevity of this organism have been identified. All long-lived mutants of C. elegans are also resistant to environmental stress, such as high...
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