naked mole rat
noun
: a mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber of the family Heterocephalidae) found in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya that has nearly hairless wrinkled skin and is practically blind
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But the cell's ability to make a difference in the animal's longevity was still too tiny to explain why naked mole rats live so much longer than other rodents.
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Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 20 Oct. 2023
These include such animals as the bowhead whale—with its 200-year lifespan—and the naked mole rat—which can live 30 years, while similar rodents live just a few.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 2 Aug. 2023
To figure out how to stop the cellular aging process in its tracks, humans need to be a bit more like a naked mole rat.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 2 Aug. 2023
On this day, the Underzone closed as keepers introduced a new colony of naked mole rats.
—Jamie Landers, Dallas News, 14 Mar. 2023
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Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 20 Oct. 2023
These include such animals as the bowhead whale—with its 200-year lifespan—and the naked mole rat—which can live 30 years, while similar rodents live just a few.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 2 Aug. 2023
To figure out how to stop the cellular aging process in its tracks, humans need to be a bit more like a naked mole rat.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 2 Aug. 2023
On this day, the Underzone closed as keepers introduced a new colony of naked mole rats.
—Jamie Landers, Dallas News, 14 Mar. 2023
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