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Telomere length in birds predicts longevity
The lifespan of zebra finches is strongly correlated with the length of the chromosome caps that protect their DNA, known as telomeres, particularly at 25 days old.
Young zebra finch telomeres serve as a marker for lifespan.
09 January 2012
http://www.nature.com/news/telomere-length-in-birds-predicts-longevity-1.9755 [study at/via http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/01/04/1113306109 ( http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1113306109 ); in full at http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/01/04/1113306109.full.pdf+html ]
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The lifespan of zebra finches is strongly correlated with the length of the chromosome caps that protect their DNA, known as telomeres, particularly at 25 days old.
Young zebra finch telomeres serve as a marker for lifespan.
09 January 2012
http://www.nature.com/news/telomere-length-in-birds-predicts-longevity-1.9755 [study at/via http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/01/04/1113306109 ( http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1113306109 ); in full at http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/01/04/1113306109.full.pdf+html ]
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