Science Helping Hand: Close Up READ THE ARTICLE READ THE ARTICLE | Published May 7, 2009 6:21 PM Science SHARE READ THE ARTICLE READ THE ARTICLE MORE TO READ RELATED The mites that breed on our faces are getting clingier by the day The good news: They have butts. The bad news: They’re losing genes. READ NOW RELATED Look up at the sky to see a parade of perfectly aligned planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, in the order the universe intended. RELATED Could reptiles and amphibians hold the key to the fountain of youth? Two new studies reveal that many species of reptiles and amphibians show slow or even negligible signs of aging.