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New research into ageing processes, based on modern genetic techniques, confirms theoretical expectations about the correlation between reproduction and lifespan. Studies of birds reveal ...
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have identified a biological marker in the immune system that - beginning at about age 22 - predicts our ability to fight off the common cold. ...
In Greek myth, the amount of time a person spent on earth was determined at birth by the length of a thread spun and cut by the Fates. Modern genetics suggests the Greeks had the right...