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Topic: Naked mole rat genome may point way to long, healthy life
Message: Posted by: panlives (Oct 17, 2011 07:48AM)
"The upside is you live a ridiculously long and healthy life, can’t develop cancer, feel very little pain, never get lonely and have great skin right to the end.

The downside is you breathe stinky air, rarely go outside, tend to get cold, don’t see well, live in a monarchy and can’t count on having sex. (Also, you’re a naked mole rat.)"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/naked-mole-rat-genome-may-point-way-to-long-healthy-life/2011/10/12/gIQAzGIwfL_story.html