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For yeast life span, calorie restriction may be a wash

New technique finds no longevity benefit to limiting energy intake

CUTTING CALORIES  Bakers yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae (shown in false color in an electron micrograph), may not get the life-prolonging benefits of caloric restriction, a new study suggests.

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By Tina Hesman Saey

- More than 2 years ago

Decades of research have shown that severely limiting calorie intake can lengthen an animal’s life span.