Scientists have long observed that the offspring of younger parents tend to live longer than the offspring of older parents in many animal species, including humans. But this phenomenon, dubbed the “Lansing effect” for the first scientist who described it, … Continue reading
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Journal Club: Older zebra finch fathers produce young with shorter lifespans
Categories: Evolution | Journal Club | Population Biology | Reproductive biology | Uncategorized
Tagged Lansing effect, paternal age, telomeres, zebra finch
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Journal Club: Childhood adversities correlated with shortened telomeres, poorer health later in life
Stressful experiences during youth seem to leave a mark on a person’s genome decades later, in the form of withered chromosomal caps. As reported in PNAS, childhood stress correlates with increased odds to have shortened telomeres, the chromosome tips that … Continue reading
Categories: Cell Biology | Journal Club | Psychological and Cognitive Sciences
Tagged childhood, stress, telomeres
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