Sentences with phrase «lived mutant line»

And the genetic makeup of the flies also mattered, because lifelong antibiotic treatment caused one normally long - lived mutant line to die at the same age as normal flies given antibiotics — in other words, its life span was extended only in the presence of bacteria, the researchers report in this week's issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Not exact matches

The mutant line methuselah (mth) displayed approximately 35 percent increase in average life - span and enhanced resistance to various forms of stress, including starvation, high temperature, and dietary paraquat, a free - radical generator.

Note: For live mice from a cryo - preserved line, you are ordering at minimum the Resuscition; a quantity of 1 litter is normal as you will receive the resulting litter with at least one mutant carrier for breeding.

As in the proceeding two movies, the students at Professor Charles Xavier's (Patrick Stewart) School for Gifted Children walk the fine line between living as mutants and being sympathetic to the fears felt by people without the telepathic ability to throw cars.