GBE cover November 2023 (IMAGE)

SMBE Journals (Molecular Biology and Evolution and Genome Biology and Evolution)

GBE cover November 2023

Caption

Bivalve mollusks exhibit a strikingly diverse range of lifespans, spanning from just one year to over five centuries. This exceptional lifespan disparity makes bivalves an excellent model system to investigate the mechanisms underlying senescence, aging, and longevity. The cover image illustrates a network of genes that are functionally interconnected and have undergone convergent evolution in long-lived bivalves, contributing to the extension of their remarkable longevity. For more information, see Iannello et al. “Signatures of extreme longevity: a perspective from bivalve molecular evolution” https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evad159

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Ianello et al.

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