5 papers2 findings
Body size
mixedin dogs1
Body size is associated with epigenetic drift in dogs.
“extent of age-associated epigenetic drift further varied by body size”
Animals
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America13 Jul 2026
Lifespan
mixedin animals1
Epigenetic drift is associated with lifespan.
“epigenetic drift is conserved across species and the rate of drift correlates with lifespan when comparing mice, rhesus monkeys, and humans”
Animals
Caloric restriction delays age-related methylation drift
Nature communications14 Sep 2017
In sorted cell populations, a machine-learning model found age-associated shifts in DNA marks towards a developmental family that includes connective-tissue cells.In sorted cell populations, a machine-learning model found age-associated shifts in DNA marks towards a developmental family that includes connective-tissue cells.