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A pill for longer life?

A drug slows the march of time in middle-aged mice.

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  1. Harrison, D. E. et al. Nature advance online publication doi:10.1038/nature08221 (2009).

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Smith, K. A pill for longer life?. Nature (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2009.648

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