Telling tails: telomere length in early life predicts lifespan
Monday, February 20, 2012 - 13:30
in Biology & Nature
Whether it’s the lines on our palms, the lumps on our heads or the pattern of our moles, for thousands of years, we humans have been looking to our bodies for predictions of the future. The advent of...
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