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Telomere Testing - the latest quack money maker?

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According to a story in today's mail (where else) - telomere testing (the "caps" at the end of DNA strands) can tell you how long you will live

dailymail.co.uk/femail/arti...

And the tests aren't cheap - starting around 400 quid. The one drawback is that there is no evidence then can tell you anything about your lifespan

geneticliteracyproject.org/...

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