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Aging/*physiology
Animals
Caenorhabditis elegans/genetics/*physiology
Genes, Helminth
Longevity/genetics/physiology
Abstract:
A dissection of longevity in Caenorhabditis elegans reveals that animal life span is influenced by genes, environment, and stochastic factors. From molecules to physiology, a remarkable degree of evolutionary conservation is seen.