Started by Grace Whitfield (@gracewhitfield) ·
naked mole-rats barely age
Live 30+ years (a mouse lives ~3), rarely get cancer, and don't seem to have mortality that rises with age. Also they have a queen. Also they're cold-blooded-ish. Also they don't feel some kinds of pain.
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How I got here
- Started with
- “naked mole rat aging cancer”
- Ended at
- Negligible senescence
The Trail
- “naked mole rat aging cancer” (google.com)
- Naked mole-rat (en.wikipedia.org)
- Eusociality (en.wikipedia.org)
- Hyaluronic acid (en.wikipedia.org)
- Negligible senescence (en.wikipedia.org)
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