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A CSIC study suggests that the tissues of our body do not age at the same speed

Analysis of telomeres, markers of ageing, shows that the process of deterioration occurs unevenly in different parts of the body. The ageing of organisms is due to the loss of function of some of...

Biochemistry of the black-browed albatross on the Falkland Islands

Blood chemical reference values and variations in them in long-lived endangered birds are of metabolic, veterinary, ecological and/or taxonomic interest. In the present study, such reference values...

Long lifespans have evolved with long and monounsaturated fatty acids in birds

The evolution of lifespan is a central question in evolutionary biology, begging the question why there is so large variation among taxa. Specifically, a central quest is to unravel proximate...