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Nature Chemical Biology 4, 88 - 89 (2008)
doi:10.1038/nchembio0208-88

Worming our way to the fountain of youth

Peter John Roy1

  1. Peter John Roy is a Canada Research Chair in Molecular Neurobiology in the Department of Molecular Genetics, Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, 160 College Street, Room 1202, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E1, Canada. e-mail: peter.roy@utoronto.ca

Extending the time animals spend in the vigorous phase of their lives would have enormous economical and social consequences. A new study reveals that antidepressants commonly used in humans can significantly prolong the life of nematodes by antagonizing conserved G protein–coupled receptors.

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