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This Unusual Gene Lets Naked Mole Rats Live A Surprisingly Long Time – And Researchers Want To Transfer That Benefit To HumansAn image of an adult and juvenile naked mole rat from the Smithsonian archive.

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This Unusual Gene Lets Naked Mole Rats Live A Surprisingly Long Time – And Researchers Want To Transfer That Benefit To HumansAn image of an adult and juvenile naked mole rat from the Smithsonian archive.
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This Unusual Gene Lets Naked Mole Rats Live A Surprisingly Long Time – And Researchers Want To Transfer That Benefit To Humans

clock-iconMay 15, 2026

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Naked Mole-Rats: Bizarre-Looking Mammals That Defy Our Understanding Of Cancer And AgingNaked mole-rat emerging from a tunnel in the ground.

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Naked Mole-Rats: Bizarre-Looking Mammals That Defy Our Understanding Of Cancer And AgingNaked mole-rat emerging from a tunnel in the ground.
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Naked Mole-Rats: Bizarre-Looking Mammals That Defy Our Understanding Of Cancer And Aging

clock-iconSeptember 8, 2025

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“Why Don’t Elephants Get Cancer?” Turns Out To Be The Wrong Questionasian elephants, one larger, one smaller and one juvenile, drinking at a watering hole in Yala National Park, Sri Lanka

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“Why Don’t Elephants Get Cancer?” Turns Out To Be The Wrong Questionasian elephants, one larger, one smaller and one juvenile, drinking at a watering hole in Yala National Park, Sri Lanka
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“Why Don’t Elephants Get Cancer?” Turns Out To Be The Wrong Question

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Naked Mole Rats Do Something Really Gross To Encourage Motherly Lovearticle image

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Naked Mole Rats Do Something Really Gross To Encourage Motherly Lovearticle image
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Naked Mole Rats Do Something Really Gross To Encourage Motherly Love

clock-iconAugust 28, 2018

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Humans Could Take Tips From Naked Mole Rats On How To Live Longerarticle image

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Humans Could Take Tips From Naked Mole Rats On How To Live Longerarticle image
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Humans Could Take Tips From Naked Mole Rats On How To Live Longer

clock-iconMarch 9, 2017

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How The Sabre-Toothed Naked Mole Rats Feel No Painarticle image

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How The Sabre-Toothed Naked Mole Rats Feel No Painarticle image
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How The Sabre-Toothed Naked Mole Rats Feel No Pain

clock-iconOctober 12, 2016

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Division of Labor Key To Naked Mole Rats' Extraordinary Longevityarticle image

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Division of Labor Key To Naked Mole Rats' Extraordinary Longevityarticle image
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Division of Labor Key To Naked Mole Rats' Extraordinary Longevity

clock-iconJanuary 29, 2015