Small fish populations accumulate harmful mutations that shorten lifespan

Tuesday, September 1, 2020 - 15:30 in Biology & Nature

Population bottlenecks contribute to the accumulation of several harmful mutations that cause age-related illnesses in killifish—a finding that may help answer a key question about aging.

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