A memory of longevity

Worms with increased levels of the epigenetic mark H3K9me2 have a longer lifespan that can be passed down to future generations.

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Main Authors: Felicity Emerson, Cheng-Lin Li, Siu Sylvia Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2020-01-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/54296
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author Felicity Emerson
Cheng-Lin Li
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description Worms with increased levels of the epigenetic mark H3K9me2 have a longer lifespan that can be passed down to future generations.
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spelling doaj.art-63acad8a3210449dbb351e404d1e546f2022-12-22T03:52:40ZengeLife Sciences Publications LtdeLife2050-084X2020-01-01910.7554/eLife.54296A memory of longevityFelicity Emerson0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7151-1711Cheng-Lin Li1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2501-6565Siu Sylvia Lee2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5225-4203Biomedical and Biological Sciences Program, Cornell University, Ithaca, United States; Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, United StatesDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, United StatesDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, United StatesWorms with increased levels of the epigenetic mark H3K9me2 have a longer lifespan that can be passed down to future generations.https://elifesciences.org/articles/54296transgenerational inheritanceepigeneticsagingchromatin
spellingShingle Felicity Emerson
Cheng-Lin Li
Siu Sylvia Lee
A memory of longevity
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transgenerational inheritance
epigenetics
aging
chromatin
title A memory of longevity
title_full A memory of longevity
title_fullStr A memory of longevity
title_full_unstemmed A memory of longevity
title_short A memory of longevity
title_sort memory of longevity
topic transgenerational inheritance
epigenetics
aging
chromatin
url https://elifesciences.org/articles/54296
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