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Why our biological clock ticks: Research reconciles major theories of aging

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Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have published results that shed new light on an old question: what causes aging at the molecular level.

Their findings describe a never-before-seen link between the two most accepted explanations: random genetic mutations and predictable epigenetic modifications.

The study's findings provide a major breakthrough in our understanding of the aging process.

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