Scientists Stole a Longevity Gene From Nature's Oldest…

Scientists Stole a Longevity Gene From Nature's Oldest Rat. And It Worked. The naked mole rat is one of biology's most absurd-looking animals. It's also one of its most fascinating. These tiny, wrinkled rodents live up to 41 years, nearly ten times longer than similarly sized animals. They almost never get cancer. They age without most of the diseases that cripple other mammals. Scientists have long suspected one of their secrets involves a substance called high molecular weight hyaluronic acid (HMW-HA). Now, researchers at the University of Rochester have taken that secret and moved it int