Life is short, if sweet.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cmet.2009.10.006 and PMC identifier 4837950.
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Abstract
Insulin is essential for glucose homeostasis, but reducing its activity delays the aging process in model organisms. In this issue of Cell Metabolism, Lee et al. (2009) show how these effects of insulin signaling intersect when glucose is fed to C. elegans.