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SUMMARY:Genetics &amp\; Longevity: Life lessons from the naked mole-rat - 
 Dr Ewan Smith (University of Cambridge)
DTSTART:20190307T183000Z
DTEND:20190307T193000Z
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CONTACT:Kieran Kejiou
DESCRIPTION:Looking like a cocktail sausage with legs and teeth\, the nake
 d mole-rat is a bizarre looking beast\, but its biology is even more fasci
 nating. Cold-blooded and eusocial\, this naked mammal lives for 30+ years 
 in rude health (queens continue to give birth until they die) demonstratin
 g great resistance to cancer\, hypoxia and hypercapnia with no overt signs
  of neurodegeneration. This talk will introduce the naked mole-rat as a mo
 del organism for biomedical research and highlight why it may be of partic
 ular use with regard to studying longevity.
LOCATION:Engineering Department - Lecture Room 3A
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