[extropy-chat] Re: Aging as a function of bone marrow degradation

[Harvey Newstrom]

On Nov 10, 2005, at 6:17 PM, The Avantguardian wrote:

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>> Is there any evidence that animals that hibernate
>> live longer than animals
>> that don't?  Or that preventing an animal from
>> hibernating shortens its
>> lifespan?  I am not sure that the assumption that
>> hibernation slows down
>> aging is necessarily true.
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> Yes. It has been shown conclusively in bats. The
> abstract of the paper follows:

Thanks!

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