What is aging? How do we measure it? How do we track it, and most important, how do we manage it?
In simple terms, telomeres are caps on the end of chromosomes, much like bindings on the end of a rope, that keep it from fraying and unraveling. But telomeres do a lot more than act as a cap. They are little DNA like pieces that replicate new DNA in new cell’s “ropes.”
Genomic instability is the tendency for your genes to become unstable due to DNA damage caused by or in parallel with aging. This is primarily…
I’m not an aging researcher. I am a provider of information. I do not write for PhDs, I read what they write, simplify it, distill it, and provide it to my subscribers, who are ordinary people seeking a long and healthy life.