Global consortium creates database and universal ‘clock’ to estimate age in all mammalian tissues

This circle plot shows the correlation between age and DNA methylation age for various species estimated by the two universal clocks developed. Credit: Ake Lu and Steve Horvath

Scientists at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and UCLA Health led an international research team that published two articles detailing changes in DNA—changes that researchers found are shared by humans and other mammals throughout history and are associated with life span and numerous other traits.

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News Source: medicalxpress.com


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