Chauve Souris et longévité : Bats are the longest-lived mammals

Les chauves-souris pourraient détenir le secret de l'immortalité dans leur ADN

Animal intrigant et fascinant, la chauve-souris pourrait bien permettre aux êtres humains de réaliser leur vieux fantasme d'immortalité. C'est en tout cas la piste qu'étudie actuellement une é...

http://www.slate.fr/story/157528/les-chauves-souris-pourraient-detenir-le-secret-de-limmortalite-dans-leur-adn

Secrets of a long life found in bat DNA

Immortality may be unattainable, but there's nothing wrong with seeking a longer life. And part of the answer might lie at the ends of bat DNA. Typically, small mammals like mice reproduce fast and

http://www.newsweek.com/bat-dna-holds-doesnt-degrade-shows-secrets-long-life-801266

Surprising bat genetic trait holds secrets of longevity

Bats are the longest-lived mammals relative to body size, and a species called the greater mouse-eared bat lives especially long. Researchers now have unlocked some of this bat's longevity secrets ...

https://in.reuters.com/article/us-science-bats/surprising-bat-genetic-trait-holds-secrets-of-longevity-idINKBN1FR3C8

Growing old, yet staying young: The role of telomeres in bats' exceptional longevity

Understanding aging is a grand challenge in biology. Exceptionally long-lived animals have mechanisms that underpin extreme longevity. Telomeres are protective nucleotide repeats on chromosome tips

http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/2/eaao0926