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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 new study shows an animal's lifespan is written in the DNA. For humans, it's 38 yearsA 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.

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