Animals with a slower rate of genetic mutations have longer lifespans, study reveals - Daily Mail

Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute compared the genomes of 16 species and found animals with a slower rate of genetic changes have longer lifespans.

It's a mystery that has baffled scientists for years why do different animals have such different lifespans? While humans can live to around 80, giraffes tend to die at 24 and naked mole rats at 25,… [+6006 chars]

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