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100 years old birthday cake and old woman

Rare genetic variants play important role in people who live to be 100

13 September 2021

An analysis of DNA from 515 centenarians has identified rare genetic variants that might help explain how they reached their hundredth birthday
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Tooth decay has been a problem for primates for 54 million years

9 September 2021

Microsyops latidens, a prehistoric primate that lived about 54 million years ago, had dental cavities – perhaps because it had a taste for fruit and other sugar-rich food

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