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Re:Naked Mole Rat’s Longevity Gene Gives Mice a Longer Life by dghughes on Friday August 25, 2023 @06:59AM (#37260279)
Lobsters too. But they urinate from their eyes so it's a trade off.
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Re:Naked Mole Rat’s Longevity Gene Gives Mice a Longer Life by clarionbell on Friday August 25, 2023 @07:46AM (#37260613)
otoh they have a shell so...
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Re:Naked Mole Rat’s Longevity Gene Gives Mice a Longer Life by RosanaAnaDana on Friday August 25, 2023 @12:25PM (#37263561)
rejct monke, return to crab
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Re:Naked Mole Rat’s Longevity Gene Gives Mice a Longer Life by messe on Friday August 25, 2023 @02:52PM (#37265706)
In other words, immortal or not, it’s cancer[1] either way.

(Also relevant: Carcinogenesis[2])

[1]: https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/cancer#Latin

[2]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinogenesis

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Re:Naked Mole Rat’s Longevity Gene Gives Mice a Longer Life by ben_w on Friday August 25, 2023 @08:45AM (#37261078)
That's probably going to be a stretch goal for a crowd-funded biohacker at some point in the next decade.
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Re:Naked Mole Rat’s Longevity Gene Gives Mice a Longer Life by dwayne_dibley on Friday August 25, 2023 @08:50AM (#37261116)
Spat my tea out.
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