In a recent study published in the journal Science Advances, researchers estimated the maximal longevity, gestation period, and sexual maturity age using deoxyribonucleic methylation (DNAm) by ...

The epigenetic modification, DNA methylation, is characterized by 5-methylcytosine (5-mC) and found in specific genomic locations, most notably regulatory regions such as promoters and enhancers.

The visible effects of ageing on our body are in part linked to invisible changes in gene activity. The epigenetic process of DNA methylation — the addition or removal of tags called methyl groups — ...