A new study shows an animal's lifespan is written in the DNA. For humans, it's 38 years
- Written by Benjamin Mayne, Molecular biologist and bioinformatician, CSIRO
A genetic "clock" lets scientists estimate how long extinct creatures lived. Wooly mammoths could expect around 60 years.Australian Museum
Humans have a “natural” lifespan of around 38 years, according to a new method we have developed for estimating the lifespans of different species by analysing their DNA.
Extrapolating from genetic...
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