Studies of worms have revealed hundreds of proteins that, when mutated, extend lifespan. Can this work tell us anything about mammalian ageing? A look at the effects of one such protein on lab mice suggests that it can.
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Lithgow, G., Gill, M. Cost-free longevity in mice?. Nature 421, 125–126 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/421125a
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