Mystery of Naked Mole-Rats’ Exceptional Fertility Unlocked by New Research
New research suggests that naked mole-rats produce eggs throughout their lives, challenging the dogma that female mammals have a finite ovarian reserve. Unlike humans and…
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Naked Mole Rats Unlock Key Mechanisms of Aging and Cancer Resistance
With their large buck teeth and wrinkled, hairless bodies, naked mole rats won’t be winning any awards for cutest rodent. But their long life span–they…
Better Protein Creation is the Key to Longevity for the Naked Mole Rat
In a newly published study, University of Rochester researchers show that better-constructed proteins are the key to the naked mole rat’s longevity and health. Naked…
Naked Mole Rats Make Slow Sperm
Naked Mole Rats are all teeth and skin. They are fairly ugly by our usual standards and as it turns out, so is their sperm,…
