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Kenney, Karen Latchana, author.
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Longevity -- Juvenile literature.
Animals -- Longevity -- Juvenile literature.
Physiology -- Juvenile literature.
Aging -- Genetic aspects -- Juvenile literature.
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Extreme longevity : ...
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Extreme longevity : discovering Earth's oldest organisms / Karen Latchana Kenney.
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Kenney, Karen Latchana, author.
Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, [2019]
Subjects
Longevity -- Juvenile literature.
Animals -- Longevity -- Juvenile literature.
Physiology -- Juvenile literature.
Aging -- Genetic aspects -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781512483727 (library binding ; alkaline paper)
1512483729 (library binding ; alkaline paper)
Description:
104 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
Introduction : The whale that got away -- Bowhead whales : slow, cold, and old -- Greenland sharks : Arctic ancients -- A hydra and jellyfish : near immortals -- Glass sponge reefs and stromatolites : back from the dead -- Tuatara : reptile relics -- Pando and king clone : persistent plants -- Inside DNA : searching for longevity genes.
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"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."--
Audience:
Ages 13-18.
Grades 9 to 12.
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Kapolei Public Library
YA -- Nonfiction
571.879 Ke
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YA -- Nonfiction
571.879 Ke
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