Two recent studies discover a scaling law of mammalian lifespans: the speed at which DNA methylation drifts from a youthful state strongly associates with maximum lifespan.
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Research in the authors’ laboratories is supported by grants from the US National Institutes on Aging (A.S. and V.G.), the Milky Way Foundation, Michael Antonov Foundation, Impetus grant (V.G.).
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Morandini, F., Seluanov, A. & Gorbunova, V. Slow and steady lives the longest. Nat Aging 4, 7–9 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43587-023-00554-3
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