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Title: The disposable soma theory of aging in reverse.

Authors: Douglas, Peter M; Dillin, Andrew

Published In Cell Res, (2014 Jan)

Abstract: In a recent paper in Nature, Ermolaeva et al. uncover a systemic response to DNA damage in germ cells that protects somatic tissues, providing mechanistic insight into the bidirectional communication between germ line and soma.

PubMed ID: 24189044 Exiting the NIEHS site

MeSH Terms: Adaptation, Physiological/physiology*; Animals; Caenorhabditis elegans/physiology*; DNA Damage*; Germ Cells/immunology*; Germ Cells/metabolism*; Immunity, Innate*; Stress, Physiological/immunology*

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