Aging is a complex biological phenomenon that scientists have been studying for decades. Recent findings challenge the traditional notion that aging is solely driven by genetic flaws and mutations.
The Aging Clock and Epigenetics
Dr. David Sinclair and his colleagues at Harvard Medical School have discovered a groundbreaking aging clock that can speed up or reverse the aging of cells. Their research suggests that miscues in epigenetic instructions, rather than DNA mutations, are the main drivers of aging. Epigenetics refers to the changes in gene expression that occur without alterations to the underlying DNA sequence, influenced by factors such as lifestyle, environment, and aging itself.