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World’s longest-living vertebrate may have revealed its anti-aging secrets

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Longevity has been creating quite a stir in the world lately, as everyone tries to find the right goo to smear on their faces as they swim wildly toward eternal life—but can we learn the secrets to longevity from nature? And if so, what does the world’s longest-living vertebrate have to say about it? New … Read more

Flipping a famous fossil reveals our earliest vertebrate ancestor, scientists say | CNN

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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — An extinct ribbon-like sea creature the size of a human hand was one of the first animals to develop a precursor to a backbone. Scientists recently identified the animal’s nerve cord by using … Read more