Sherwood (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

Duke University

Sherwood (1 of 2)

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This shows the nematode worm C. elegans with muscle cells fluorescently labeled in green and germ cells fluorescently labeled in red. These cells and others pause at a checkpoint in development and slow their aging when worms encounter a period of starvation.

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David Sherwood Lab, Duke University

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