David Sinclair· PhD
DNA damage will alter your epigenome as well, likely accelerating aging.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
DNA damage will alter your epigenome as well, likely accelerating aging.
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“a cause of yeast aging” is DNA instability that results in changes to the epigenome, now thought to cause aging in humans too
Consider the impact of DNA damage on the epigenome, which we speculate is a primary cause of aging.