Worms offer a simple yet powerful whole-organism model for studying senescence, mirroring mammalian aging processes and enabling research into age-related diseases and dormant cancer therapies. Researchers triggered a senescent-like state in worms by altering the activity of the transcription factor TFEB. Typically, when worms go through an extended period of fasting and are then reintroduced […]
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