Predicting the Age of Man

Scientists have found a way to predict how long someone willlive by measuring the DNA. Apparently, according to scientists, the life expectancy or life expectancy of a person's alias shelflife has been written and implied in its DNA, even from birth.

Length of a person's age, according to scientists whoconducted this research, depending on the length ofTelomerase, which is the end of the DNA that serves to protect the chromosome that serves menggenerasi re-dividing cells,aging and death.

Research conducted by Professor Pat Monaghan from GlasgowUniversity found that long-short "telomeres" indicates the length of a person's DNA Age "real" person. Even so, real life can bereduced to the behavior and conditions of human life, as a result of disease, stress and depression, accidents, orunhealthy lifestyles such as smoking and drinking.

Although research conducted while currently only applied toanimals, including birds, but the correlation of telomeres withage shows encouraging similarity. According to Professor PatMonaghan, a study of 99 sparrows in a place free from disease,predators and things that could disrupt the "originality" age ofthe birds showed that birds with shorter telomerase tend to die sooner than birds with longer telomeres. In fact, a sparrow withtelomerase longest in the study were able to survive 9 years old, live very long for a sparrow.The results of this study will bring major implications for humans, who have telomerase that works the same way.Telomeres is one substance that is essential for DNA, because it serves to protect DNA from degradation. Telemore longer, the longer the substance which means it protects the DNA of human longevity. This is understandable because when theDNA is no longer protected by telemore, then, there was aprocess of division of cells more quickly, resulting in aging, skinbecomes wrinkled and the immune system begins to decline,the effect is of course makes the old man experienced alias the aging process and lead to death.Perhaps, this study will be a new discourse in understandingthe aging process, and can be as basic reference to find antiaging, and perhaps even anti-death.

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