Bat DNA Provides Insights into the Aging Process (2 of 4) (VIDEO)

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In this video, UCD's Emma Teeling talks about bats and if they could hold the ultimate key to aging. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the 07 Feb. 2018, issue of Science Advances, published by AAAS. The paper, by N.M. Foley at University College Dublin in Dublin, Ireland, and colleagues was titled, "Growing old, yet staying young: The role of telomeres in bats' exceptional longevity."

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[Credit: Excerpt from "10 Things to Know About... Staying Young" Produced by New Decade TV Ltd, 2016]

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