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Genome Sequencing Fishes out Longevity Genes

Author(s) -

Vanisha Lakhina,

Coleen T. Murphy

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

cell

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 26.304

H-Index - 776

eISSN - 1097-4172

pISSN - 0092-8674

DOI - 10.1016/j.cell.2015.11.040

Subject(s) - biology , longevity , killifish , vertebrate , model organism , evolutionary biology , genome , genetics , gene , caenorhabditis elegans , fishery , fish <actinopterygii>

Understanding the molecular basis underlying aging is critical if we are to fully understand how and why we age-and possibly how to delay the aging process. Up until now, most longevity pathways were discovered in invertebrates because of their short lifespans and availability of genetic tools. Now, Reichwald et al. and Valenzano et al. independently provide a reference genome for the short-lived African turquoise killifish, establishing its role as a vertebrate system for aging research.

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