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Measuring Aging in Flies and Worms

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Measuring aging in flies and worms helps scientists study lifespan. Lifespan is the time between birth and death. After animals reach adulthood, many stop growing and begin aging, or senescence, until they die.

Scientists use different growth conditions to learn which biological and environmental...

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Lebensdauer Quantifizierung Experimente ermöglichen Wissenschaftlern, die genetischen und umweltbedingten Einflüsse auf die Lebensdauer eines Organismus zu untersuchen. Wirbellosen Modellorganismen wie der Fruchtfliege Drosophila Melanogaster und der Fadenwurm Caenorhabditis Elegans, haben in dieser Hinsich...

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