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Example sentences for: daf-

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“ daf-2 made a huge difference.”
“ daf-16 is kind of the opposite of daf-2 , in the sense that it promotes longevity and youthfulness … so we call it ‘sweet 16.
. daf-2 encodes a receptor that is similar to those for insulin and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in humans; this hormone receptor normally speeds up ageing in worms, but the mutations inhibit its action and enable the organisms to live longer.
’” daf-16 encodes a transcription factor that controls the expression of more than 100 genes.
Among her most significant findings is the identification of many more longevity genes; the results, published in July, derive directly from her early work on daf-2 . “We discovered that in order for long-lived worms to live so long, they need another gene called daf-16 ,” recalls Kenyon.