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Is the term "biological age" even well defined?
by wolfi1 1y ago
Is the term "biological age" even well defined?
- sharkjacobs 1y agoPresumably it is in the narrow context of the study, since they need something they can consistently measure and compare > The researchers used epigenetic clocks to assess biological aging - sophisticated tools that identify patterns of DNA methylation, chemical tags that affect gene activity and shift predictably with age
- sharkjacobs 1y agoI think you're very correct to identify the gulf between what the average MedPath headline reader understands "biological age" to mean, and the very specific chemical tags being measured and reported