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Live fast, die young

Research into ageing requires patience, but a small cadre of scientists is angling to speed up answers by developing the flamboyant, short-lived turquoise killifish as a new model.

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Dance, A. Live fast, die young. Nature 535, 453–455 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/535453a

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