How this odd-looking animal outsmarted aging

ScienceDaily
Oct 20, 2025, 8:31 am123 ptsTrending
Naked mole-rats seem to have found nature’s cheat code for longevity. Scientists discovered that small tweaks in one of their proteins make it better at fixing DNA damage, helping the animals resist aging. Even fruit flies with the same changes lived longer, hinting at a universal way life can extend its own…

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