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Thursday, June 18, 2009

And in Boston: Longer-Living Worms May Mean Immortality…

Harvard researchers have tripled the lifespan of a worm, C. elegans, with mutations that could greatly increase how long humans live. The scientists genetically engineered the worm’s somatic cells, which are involved in growth and behaviour but have a finite lifespan to act more like reproductive... Sign in to see full entry.

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