The long and short of fertility and longevity.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cmet.2010.08.009 and PMC identifier 2991055.
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Abstract
Does life span extension come with a reproductive trade-off? In a recent report published in Nature, Greer et al. (2010) show that in the nematode worm C. elegans, life span extension, as a consequence of deficiencies in histone methylation, requires an intact germline and ongoing fertility.