Naked mole-rats defy conventions of aging and reproduction
Wednesday, August 1, 2018 - 22:33
in Biology & Nature
Naked mole-rats live in colonies of two breeders and around 300 non-breeding workers. Although the breeding pair carries the metabolic cost of reproduction and, in the queen's case, lactation, they live longer than non-breeders and remain fertile throughout their lives. Researchers investigated the genetic mechanisms beneath this apparent paradox.