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Aging is complicated – a biologist explains why no two people or cells age the same way, and what this means for anti-aging interventions

  • Written by Ellen Quarles, Assistant Professor in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan
Aging is complicated – a biologist explains why no two people or cells age the same way, and what this means for anti-aging interventionsWhile some people may be older in chronological age, their biological age might be much younger.FangXiaNuo/E+ via Getty Images

You likely know someone who seems to age slowly, appearing years younger than their birth date suggests. And you likely have seen the opposite – someone whose body and mind seem much more ravaged by time than others....

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