Title Extreme longevity : discovering Earth's oldest organisms / Karen Latchana Kenney.

Publication Info.	©2019
	Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, [2018]

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Description	1 online resource
Audience	Ages 13-18.
	Grades 9 to 12.
Summary	"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."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	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.
Study Program	Accelerated Reader AR UG 7.8 3 501769.
Note	Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
Subject	Longevity -- Juvenile literature.
	Animals -- Longevity -- Juvenile literature.
	Physiology -- Juvenile literature.
	Aging -- Genetic aspects -- Juvenile literature.
	YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION -- Science & Nature -- Biology.
	Aging -- Genetic aspects. (OCoLC)fst00800307
	Animals -- Longevity. (OCoLC)fst00809515
	Longevity. (OCoLC)fst01002373
	Physiology. (OCoLC)fst01063177
Genre/Form	Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Other Form:	Print version: Kenney, Karen Latchana. Extreme longevity. Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, [2018] 9781512483727 (DLC) 2017044278
ISBN	9781541524781 (electronic book)

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