Lead researcher Eric Vilain, from the University of California, Los Angeles, said: "Our approach supplies one answer to the enduring quest for reliable markers of ageing."
负责该研究的加州大学洛杉矶分校的埃里克•维莱恩说：“长期以来，科学家一直在寻找一种可靠的年龄标志，我们为此提供了一个答案。”
"Doctors could predict your medical risk for a particular disease and customize treatment based on your DNA's true biological age, as opposed to how old you are," noted Vilain.
“医生可以预测你患某种疾病的概率，并且根据你的DNA的生物年龄，而不是你的实际岁数为你定制治疗方案。”Vilain指出。
Vilain and his team envision the test becoming a forensic tool in crime-scene investigations.
Vilain和他的团队设想的测试成为犯罪现场调查的取证工具。
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