eLife (Jan 2020)

A memory of longevity

Felicity Emerson,
Cheng-Lin Li,
Siu Sylvia Lee

Affiliations

Felicity Emerson: ORCiD; Biomedical and Biological Sciences Program, Cornell University, Ithaca, United States; Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, United States
Cheng-Lin Li: ORCiD; Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, United States
Siu Sylvia Lee: ORCiD; Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, United States

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.54296
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9

Abstract

Worms with increased levels of the epigenetic mark H3K9me2 have a longer lifespan that can be passed down to future generations.

Published in eLife

ISSN: 2050-084X (Online)
Publisher: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine; Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://elifesciences.org

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