Fig. 1.

Low-dose oxidants during development increase adult fat storage and longevity. a Outline of experimental strategy. b–e Lifespan of w^iso31 male (b, d) or female (c, e) flies, raised on 1–20 mM tBH. f Lifespan of w^iso31 male flies raised on 1 mM paraquat. g Whole-body triacylglycerol (TAG) amount in w^iso31 male flies of 1 week of age, with or without starvation for 24 h. Mean ± SEM (n = 6). **p < 0.01 and ****p < 0.0001, see Methods for details of statistical tests used in this and all subsequent figures. Statistics for survival (lifespan) curves are summarised in Supplementary Table 1