Methuselah Flies: A Case Study in the Evolution of Aging

ISBN-13: 9789812387417 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 496 str.

Michael R. Rose; Hardip B. Passananti; Margarida Matos

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Methuselah Flies presents a trailblazing project on the biology of aging. It describes research on the first organisms to have their lifespan increased, and their aging slowed, by hereditary manipulation. These organisms are fruit flies from the species Drosophila melanogaster, the great workhorse of genetics.