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Measurement of Lifespan in Drosophila melanogaster
Published on: January 7, 2013
Aging: fruit flies break the chain to a longer life
Nancy J Linford1, Scott D Pletcher
1University of Michigan Geriatrics Center, Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Basic Sciences and Research Building, Ann Arbor, MI 49108, USA.
Current Biology : CB
|October 15, 2009
Abstract:
Mitochondria have long had an enigmatic role in the biology of aging. New research in Drosophila reveals an evolutionarily conserved function for the mitochondrial electron transport chain in the modulation of animal lifespan.
