A hierarchy of causes of death in senescent C. elegans
Hongyuan Wang, Carina C. Kern, Chiminh Nguyen Hong, Alis Saez Allende, Jiayi Qiao, Aihan Zhang, Yimu Fan, Marina Ezcurra, David Gems
The paper shows that in C. elegans, lifespan is limited by competing senescent pathologies, and removing one can unmask another, indicating lifespan extension may not reflect reduced aging rate.
npj Aging · Mar 3, 2026Peer-reviewedPathology