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Longevity and transposon defense, the case of termite reproductives
Social insects are promising new models in aging research. Within single colonies, longevity differences of several magnitudes exist that can be found elsewhere only between different species. Reproducing queens (and, in termites, also kings) can live for several decades, whereas sterile workers oft...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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National Academy of Sciences
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6003524/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29735660 http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1804046115 |