A "Genetic Thermometer" May In The Future Reveal How Healthy You Are You For Your Age
JoVE has published details of a technique to measure the health of human genetic material in relation to a patient's age. The method is demonstrated by the laboratory of Dr. Gil Atzmon at New York's Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Atzmon hopes that the dissemination of this technique will lead to the development of a "genetic thermometer" to assess a patient's health in relation to other individuals of the same age. The JoVE publication features a technique that measures telomere length. Recently, telomeres have gained attention because they serve as "caps" to chromosomes...
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JoVE has published details of a technique to measure the health of human genetic material in relation to a patient's age. The method is demonstrated by the laboratory of Dr. Gil Atzmon at New York's Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Atzmon hopes that the dissemination of this technique will lead to the development of a "genetic thermometer" to assess a patient's health in relation to other individuals of the same age. The JoVE publication features a technique that measures telomere length. Recently, telomeres have gained attention because they serve as "caps" to chromosomes...
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