It all happens during hibernation, said lead author Marina Blanco of Duke. When winter sets in in the wild, dwarf lemurs ...

This regular exposure has resulted in a uniquely harsh and unpredictable environment. Madagascar is also the only place in ...

It all happens during hibernation, said lead author Marina Blanco of Duke. When winter sets in in the wild, dwarf lemurs ...

One group of animals was offered food if they were ... But genetic sequencing revealed that during hibernation, the lemurs’ telomeres weren’t shortening -- they actually got longer.

One group of animals was offered food if they were ... Overall, telomeres got longer in lemurs that experienced deeper torpor bouts. By contrast, lemurs that "woke up" to eat had telomere lengths ...