New Clue to Longevity

newsdigg submitted, created time 1 year 8 months (sciencenow.sciencemag.org)

Cutting calories does more than just shrink your waist size--it also increases the lifespan of organisms ranging from yeast to flies to mice. Although this phenomenon is common across many lineages, researchers have yet to unravel all of the genetic pathways behind it. Now, scientists have found a new gene that causes hungry roundworms to significantly outlive their chubbier peers.

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