David Godler is the group leader of the diagnosis and development laboratory at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute ...

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.

These days, you can order up a test to find out your biological age, an estimate of how quickly or slowly you're aging compared to your peers. It's based on an analysis of modifications in your DNA. I ...