As I understand it, in this latest experiment, they flew some worms in space, killed them (flash frozen with liquid nitrogen) and compared them with a control group on earth and then
"... identified seven genes, which were down-regulated in space and whose inactivation extended lifespan under laboratory conditions..."
You can read more here [nature.com].
However, more amazing than worm just living longer, is how worms survived the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster [bbc.co.uk] (their progeny were discovered in the wreckage a few weeks la
Source: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotScience/~3/2EJbqEkz9_g/space-worms-live-long-and-prosper
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