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Jason Rohr of the University of Notre Dame (USA) and researchers from various Chinese centers observed, first, that in polluted lakes there were no elderly specimens, while in relatively unpolluted lakes there were many old fish. This pattern suggested that the fish population was not ceasing to increase, but rather that they were dying off prematurely.

According to research led by Jason Rohr, a biologist at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, even low levels of chemical pesticides can shorten the long-term lifespan of fish.

The research was co-authored by Paola Crippa, assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences and Richard (Drew) Marcantonio, assistant professor of environment, peace and global affairs in the Keough 91ÊÓÆµ of Global Affairs, along with Wenxu Liao, a doctoral student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences.

By Amy McAuliffe, Visiting Distinguished Professor of the Practice, University of Notre Dame.

"These cells are extremely rare, making up less than 1% of the total cells in our body, and are difficult to detect," said Kristine Joy Chua, a biological anthropologist in the University of Notre Dame's Department of Anthropology.

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