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Has anyone tried breeding mice for extremely long lifespans? Seems like something that would be fairly simple to implement considering the generational turnarou
by optimalsolver 2y ago
Has anyone tried breeding mice for extremely long lifespans? Seems like something that would be fairly simple to implement considering the generational turnaround time of the species.
- Rury 2y agoNot in mice AFAIK, but they've done it with flies which have an even better generational turnaround time (although are less alike to us). Selective breeding of fruit flies at their oldest possible age for breeding, yields longer lifespans in as few as ~12 generations. And the inverse, yields shorter lifespans.