Identical twins reveal mechanisms behind aging

Sunday, February 5, 2012 - 01:30 in Biology & Nature

Researchers compared the DNA of identical twins at different ages. They showed that structural modifications of the DNA, where large or small DNA segments change direction, are duplicated or completely lost, are more common in older people. The results may in part explain why the immune system is impaired with age.

Read the whole article on Science Daily

More from Science Daily

Latest Science Newsletter

Get the latest and most popular science news articles of the week in your Inbox! It's free!

Check out our next project, Biology.Net