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Published online 18 November 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news021111-14
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Old mole-rat boosts ageing research
Small African rodents exemplify longevity theory.
The naked mole-rat may help scientists to understand longevity. Although it is just the size of a gerbil, it lives over six times as long: it can survive 26 years or more.
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