Talk:Laura Deming

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Is she really American? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Broodle (talk • contribs) 13:59, 7 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Reference 5 is a dead link. It probably should be updated to https://www.times-standard.com/2015/02/13/electric-cars-triple-lifespans-warp-drive-sign-me-up/. However, I see no good evidence in that article for the claim made in this page, namely a ten-fold extension in the lifespan of C. elegans David W. Wood (talk) 18:48, 21 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]