The test David took was developed by John Tsang at Yale University and his colleagues. The team wanted to work out a way of measuring how healthy a person’s immune system might be.

Researchers in China have determined to identify the genetic basis for the naked mole-rats’ increased longevity.

A new study suggests that individuals in naked mole-rat colonies are assigned specific roles, including digging, garbage transport, and “toilet” duties.

Reno-Tahoe homeowners are urged to clean up yards and seal entry points as pests look for a warm space and a meal.

The team genetically engineered fruit flies to make naked mole rat cGAS and found that they lived 70 days—10 days longer than control fruit flies, which don’t make cGAS. Flies engineered to make human ...

The naked mole rat ( Heterocephalus glaber ), native to the Horn of Africa and parts of Kenya, has drawn attention from researchers because its genetic make-up is closer to humans than it is to mice, ...