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Developmental Biology
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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Gli esperimenti di quantificazione della durata della vita consentono agli scienziati di esaminare le influenze genetiche e ambientali sulla durata della vita di un organismo. Organismi modello di invertebrati, come il moscerino della frutta Drosophila melanogaster e il nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, si ...
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