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From the Ted Talk by Christi Gendron: The science of lifespan — and the impact of your five senses

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And on that note, I'd like to leave you with a happy perceptive experience

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So what does this all mean? I would love nothing more than to be able to tell you that you should expose yourself to this environmental cue, you should _____ that one in _____ to live your longest, healthiest life. But I ______ can't do that yet. We're just not there. But we're pushing hard towards this type of understanding, and we're going to do it with these little guys. After all, six Nobel Prizes have been won _____ on work with Drosophila that impacts the biology and helps us all, including worms, flies, mice, and yes, ______.

And on that note, I'd like to leave you with a happy perceptive experience

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  1. simply
  2. based
  3. order
  4. avoid
  5. humans

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So what does this all mean? I would love nothing more than to be able to tell you that you should expose yourself to this environmental cue, you should avoid that one in order to live your longest, healthiest life. But I simply can't do that yet. We're just not there. But we're pushing hard towards this type of understanding, and we're going to do it with these little guys. After all, six Nobel Prizes have been won based on work with Drosophila that impacts the biology and helps us all, including worms, flies, mice, and yes, humans.

And on that note, I'd like to leave you with a happy perceptive experience

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