According to the Northwest Marine Conservation Initiative, the nets are responsible for killing tens of thousands of marine life, mammals and birds every year.

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Although there is, as yet, no published evidence that sirtuins extend life in mammals, or that resveratrol activates sirtuins in human cells, some of these molecules are already in clinical trials for safety.

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In mammals, this kind of epigenetic modification has been assumed to last only during the life span of a particular animal, because such changes are usually erased in the sperm and egg cells.

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