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I'm Not Dead Yet: Stumbling on a Genetic Mutation That Lives Up to Its Name Is Found

Scientists report that they have doubled the life span of fruit flies by slightly disabling a single gene and said the discovery opens a new arena in the fast-developing field that studies life extension.

http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/15/science/15AGIN.html

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-- Anonymous, December 15, 2000

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The fruit flies are undoubtedly ecstatic.

-- Anonymous, December 15, 2000