Fascinating!
For the first time, an international study in mice demonstrates that degradation in the way DNA is organized and regulated, known as epigenetics, can drive aging in an organism, independently of changes to the genetic code itself.
We hope these results are seen as a turning point in our ability to control aging. This is the first study showing that we can have precise control of the biological age of a complex animal; that we can drive it forwards and backwards at will.” – David Andrew Sinclair, PhD
Source: Harvard Medical School, January 12, 2023. Link. Video (4:32). “We’re talking about taking someone who’s old or sick and making their whole body or a specific organ young again, so the disease goes away. It’s a big idea. It’s not how we typically do medicine.” – Jae-Hyun Yang, PhD.