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The turquoise killifish

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A naturally short-lived fish opens the gates for rapid exploration of vertebrate aging.

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Fig. 1: The turquoise killifish in the wild.
Fig. 2: The turquoise killifish, an emerging genetic model of aging.

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Harel, I. The turquoise killifish. Nat Methods 19, 1150–1151 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-022-01631-y

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