Mice with fewer insulin-signaling receptors don't live longer
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 - 17:00
in Health & Medicine
Scientists studying longevity thought it might be good to lack a copy of a gene, called IGF1 receptor, that is important in insulin signaling. Previous studies showed invertebrates that lacked the copy lived longer, even if their bodies were less responsive to insulin, the hormone that lowers blood sugar.
