funkyrdaughter t1_j5rfesq wrote on January 25, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Reply to comment by Hostilis_ in Seven technologies to watch in 2023: tools and techniques that are poised to have an outsized impact on science. by Vucea

From the dna perspective is aging just telomeres and methylation?

Hostilis_ t1_j5rmgkc wrote on January 25, 2023 at 1:56 AM

Those are two big pieces to aging, but not the whole picture. I'm not an expert, but I think oxidation and accumulation of damage to proteins and DNA are also very important and will be much more difficult to handle.