What humans can learn from animals that age better than we do
October 07, 2024
October 07, 2024
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 7 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
Similar animal species can age at very different rates. A naked mole rat, for instance, can live up to 40 years, while its average mouse counterpart rarely reaches 10.
Why the difference? Biologist Vera Gorbunova is uncovering the answers discoveries that could have meaningful implications for human health.
Gorbunova, a professor and co-director of the University of Rochester's Aging . . .
Similar animal species can age at very different rates. A naked mole rat, for instance, can live up to 40 years, while its average mouse counterpart rarely reaches 10.
Why the difference? Biologist Vera Gorbunova is uncovering the answers discoveries that could have meaningful implications for human health.
Gorbunova, a professor and co-director of the University of Rochester's Aging . . .