ScienceMagnet-producing bacterium reportedly extends worms’ average lifespan by more than 43%
ScienceDaily reports that the bacterium also helped protect neurological and intestinal health in C. elegans worms.
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ScienceDaily reports that a magnet-producing bacterium extended C. elegans worms’ average lifespan by more than 43%. According to the report, researchers traced much of the effect to suppression of ferroptosis, a damaging form of cell death linked to iron buildup and oxidative stress.
Magnet-producing bacterium reportedly extends worms’ average lifespan by more than 43%
ScienceDaily reports that the bacterium also helped protect neurological and intestinal health in C. elegans worms.