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Evidence that learned avoidance of a pathogenic bacterium can be transmitted to future generations in C. elegans is growing.

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A gene that helped bowheads adapt to frigid Arctic waters also granted them extraordinary longevity. Could it help aging humans become more resilient? By Carl Zimmer For more than 1,000 years, the ...

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