Growing old, yet staying young: The role of telomeres in bats' exceptional longevity.

The article focuses on a study related to role of telomeres in bats' longevity. Topics discussed include protective nucleotide repeats on chromosome tips that shorten with cell division; telomeres shortening with age in Rhinolophus ferrumequinum and Miniopterus schreibersii; and contribution of telomeres, telomerase, and DNA repair genes for longevity in Myotis bats.