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Scientists shows a strong link between telomere length and lifespan in animals.
Induced pluripotent stem cells in a petri dish, end up with extra-long telomeres.
Used embryonic cells with these doubly long telomeres and bred chimeric mice.
These mice lived an average of 24% longer and were slimmer, and less likely to develop cancer.
Potential to open up new ways of being able to take advantage of this connection.
Research by Spanish National Cancer Centre, published in Nature Communications.
