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_Nature_ staff discuss how animal studies are starting to uncover how DNA repair could prolong life, and how COVID-19 can reawaken dormant viruses. 00:25 Could reawakened viruses have a link to long-COVID? _Nature:_ [_COVID can wake up a slew of dormant viruses inside you_](#) 05:57 DNA damage can cause ageing, could boosting repair boost longevity? _Nature: _[_Could mending damaged DNA prolong life?_](#) [**_Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday._**](#) --- Hosted on Acast. See [acast.com/privacy]( https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy for more information.