FUNKY GREEN: This Unusually Short-Lived Fish Could Hold the Secrets to Getting Old

Saturday, 28 February 2015

This Unusually Short-Lived Fish Could Hold the Secrets to Getting Old

The turquoise killifish is largely unremarkable except for how fast it ages . In just three months, it goes from a spry, young fish (left) to a decrepit, old one (right). For scientists who study aging, the turquoise killifish could be the key to their future experiments.