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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Dammann P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6615855 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
eLife 20190709
Ruby et al. recently analyzed historical lifespan data on more than 3200 naked mole-rats, collected over a total observation period of about 38 years (Ruby et al., 2018). They report that mortality hazards do not seem to increase across the full range of their so-far-observed lifespan, and conclude that this defiance of Gompertz's law 'uniquely identifies the naked mole-rat as a non-aging mammal'. Here, we explain why we believe this conclusion is premature. ...[more]