Elevated DNA Damage without signs of aging in the short-sleeping Mexican Cavefish
Evan Lloyd, Fanning Xia, Kinsley Moore, Carolina Zertuche-Mery, Aakriti Rastogi, Robert A. Kozol, Olga Kenzior, Wesley C. Warren, Lior Appelbaum, Rachel L. Moran, Chongbei Zhao, Erik R. Duboué, Nicolas Rohner, Alex C. Keene
The paper investigates DNA damage and cellular stress in short-sleeping Mexican cavefish, finding elevated DNA damage markers and reduced DNA repair responses compared to surface fish.
eLife · Nov 14, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience