How seeing corpses reduces the lifespan of flies (IMAGE)

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How seeing corpses reduces the lifespan of flies

Caption

A handful of neurons in the fly brain were identified as a key component of how adverse experiences, in this case the perception of dead conspecifics, modulate aging.

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Christi Gendron (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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