Tag Archive for 'Heterocephalus glaber'

The naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber). Image credit: Txan Txunai / CC BY-SA 4.0.

Naked Mole-Rats Have Colony-Specific Dialects, New Study Shows

Jan 29, 2021 by News Staff

Naked mole-rats (Heterocephalus glaber) form some of the most cooperative groups in the animal kingdom, living in multigenerational colonies under the...

Researchers have demonstrated that cells of naked mole rats (Heterocephalus glaber) undergo cellular senescence similarly to mouse cells but have distinct features that may explain the species’ low cancer and aging rates, such as being more resistant to DNA damage and undergoing metabolic reprogramming. Image credit: Benny Mazur / CC BY 2.0.

Resistance to DNA Damage and Downregulation of Metabolic Processes May Contribute to Low Cancer Rates in Naked Mole Rats

Feb 13, 2018 by Zvi Cramer

Scientists have revealed that senescent naked mole rat cells downregulate key metabolic processes and are more resistant to DNA damage than their mouse...

Prof. Gary Lewin holding a naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber). Image credit: Roland Gockel, MDC.

Study: Oxygen-Deprived Naked Mole-Rats Turn into ‘Plants’

Apr 24, 2017 by News Staff

Deprived of oxygen, African naked mole-rats (Heterocephalus glaber) can survive by metabolizing a type of sugar called fructose just as plants do, a new...