Lifespan in example sentence

FoxO, in turn, extends lifespan by activating a diverse array of cell-protective genes, including genes that strengthen the immune system, improve DNA repair, accelerate the clearance of damaged proteins, counteract oxidative damage, and help proteins maintain their proper shape.

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For most of the types of clothes we have in our closet the average lifespan is about three years.

So if there are genes like that, then you can imagine that, if you could change one of the genes in an experiment, an aging gene, maybe you could slow down aging and extend lifespan.

And we were very lucky to find that mutations that damage one single gene called daf-2 doubled the lifespan of the little worm.

And many of these different genes, we've shown, actually contribute to the long lifespan of the daf-2 mutant.

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