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Original paper

Telomere shortening rate predicts species life span

Volume: 116, Issue: 30, Pages: 15122 - 15127
Published: Jul 8, 2019
Abstract
Significance The exact causes of aging are still not understood, and it is unclear why some species live less than 1 d, while others can live more than 400 y. Research suggests that telomeres are related to the aging process, but a clear relationship between the life span of a species and initial telomere length has not been observed. Here, we measure the telomere lengths of a variety of different species. We find that, in fact, there is no...
Paper Details
Title
Telomere shortening rate predicts species life span
Published Date
Jul 8, 2019
Volume
116
Issue
30
Pages
15122 - 15127
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