Podcast: Increasing the longevity of C. elegans
Arnab Mukhopadhyay explains how the longevity of C. elegans was increased 40-60% by using a gene-diet pairing in a mutant. The lifespan increased even when there was no restriction on the quantity of…
Category: National Institute of Immunology (NII)
Mutant worms live 60% longer on specific diet
The longevity of C. elegans increased 40-60% when NII researchers used a mutant that lacked the function of a particular gene and fed the worm a specific bacterial diet — E.…
