Researchers at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences have discovered that a synthetic and commonly used laboratory chemical, mifepristone, can extend the life span of female fruit flies by 68 percent. For several years, scientists have engineered fruit flies whose genes can be turned on and off by a synthetic hormone, allowing detailed studies of the effects of single genes on life span. Interestingly, many of the genes have close relatives in humans. ...
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