<i>Caenorhabditis elegans </i>integrates food and reproductive signals in lifespan determination

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Dietary restriction extends lifespan and inhibits reproduction in many species. In Caenorhabditis elegans, inhibiting reproduction by germline removal extends lifespan. Therefore, we asked whether the effect of dietary restriction on lifespan might proceed via changes in the activity of the germline. We found that dietary restriction could increase the lifespan of animals lacking the entire reproductive system....

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