tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188240985696717358.post6396657557945193521..comments2023-10-02T04:19:55.161-07:00Comments on Yale Molecular Anthropology Lab: Associations with early-life socio-economic position in adult DNA methylationBrendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12553243724827755891noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188240985696717358.post-75326124567887680692011-10-30T10:45:35.079-07:002011-10-30T10:45:35.079-07:00I also saw this article, and I thought it was real...I also saw this article, and I thought it was really interesting from a medical perspective (learning how the external circumstances influence one's health), but also for forensics. We are able to estimate the age of a person from a DNA sample by looking at the length of their telomeres, but imagine if we were able also distinguish their socioeconomic status and early living conditions from a DNA sample... creepy... Until now I always thought of DNA as a "blue print", but now it seems like both a blue print and a history.maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11517888054871630184noreply@blogger.com