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So the title is clearly over the top. The "non-aging" characteristics of naked mole rats have been known for a while. A simple pubmed search gives you this arti
by moh_maya 9y ago
So the title is clearly over the top. The "non-aging" characteristics of naked mole rats have been known for a while. A simple pubmed search gives you this article [1] published in 2011.
[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/21411857/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/21411857/
Further, as the article abstract states, at an old enough age, even they show age associated pathologies. I think we should study and understand the physiology of naked mole rats, especially how they show no sign of tumorogenesis with age, but this "non-aging" hyperbole is unwarranted.
"Very old NMRs (>28 years), like humans, show signs of age-associated pathologies (e.g., muscle loss) as well as the accumulation of lipofuscin pigments, but no signs of tumorigenesis. Indeed, for at least 80% of their lives NMRs maintain normal activity, body composition, and reproductive and physiological functions with no obvious age-related increases in morbidity or mortality rate"