'DNA measurement can predict how long you will live'
Agencies: London, Nov 20 2012, 19:18 IST
that as these zombie cells build up in our organs it leads to their degeneration - ageing - and consequently to health issues and eventually death. Telomeres help safeguard us from cancer but result in our ageing," he said in a statement.
Researchers studied the warbler population on Cousin Island. Blood samples were collected twice a year and telomere length analysed.
"We wanted to understand what happens over an entire lifetime, so the Seychelles Warbler is an ideal research subject. They are naturally confined to an isolated tropical island, without any predators, so we can follow individuals throughout their lives, right through to old age," said Richardson.
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