PLoS Genetics (Sep 2007)

Genetics of aging in Caenorhabditis elegans.

  • Adam Antebi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.0030129
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 9
pp. 1565 – 1571

Abstract

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A dissection of longevity in Caenorhabditis elegans reveals that animal life span is influenced by genes, environment, and stochastic factors. From molecules to physiology, a remarkable degree of evolutionary conservation is seen.