Extreme longevity : discovering Earth's oldest organisms /
Kenney, Karen Latchana,
Extreme longevity : discovering Earth's oldest organisms / Karen Latchana Kenney. - Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, (c)2018. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction : The whale that got away -- Slow, cold, and old : Bowhead whales -- Arctic ancients : Greenland sharks -- Near immortals : Hydra and Turritopsis -- Aged colonies : Glass sponges and stromatolites -- Reptile relics : Tuatara -- Persistent plants : King clone and Pando -- Inside DNA : searching for longevity genes.
"Some creatures can outlive humans by centuries. Readers will learn about these extreme examples of longevity in the animal kingdom, how aging happens, and what genes help animals to live so long."--
9781541538207 9781541524781
2017048880
Longevity--Juvenile literature.
Animals--Longevity--Juvenile literature.
Physiology--Juvenile literature.
Aging--Genetic aspects--Juvenile literature.
Electronic Books.
RA776 / .E987 2018
Extreme longevity : discovering Earth's oldest organisms / Karen Latchana Kenney. - Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, (c)2018. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction : The whale that got away -- Slow, cold, and old : Bowhead whales -- Arctic ancients : Greenland sharks -- Near immortals : Hydra and Turritopsis -- Aged colonies : Glass sponges and stromatolites -- Reptile relics : Tuatara -- Persistent plants : King clone and Pando -- Inside DNA : searching for longevity genes.
"Some creatures can outlive humans by centuries. Readers will learn about these extreme examples of longevity in the animal kingdom, how aging happens, and what genes help animals to live so long."--
9781541538207 9781541524781
2017048880
Longevity--Juvenile literature.
Animals--Longevity--Juvenile literature.
Physiology--Juvenile literature.
Aging--Genetic aspects--Juvenile literature.
Electronic Books.
RA776 / .E987 2018