Scientists discover a way to predict the date of death

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09.27 21.12.2018(Update 09:49 21.12.2018) Copy link

Scientists have discovered that it was possible to predict the date of death by analyzing the connective tissue of humans.

Scientists at the SULC Biological Studies Institute have come up with a new way to determine a person's biological age that might not match his actual age, according to Medical Express.

The researchers have identified the activity of major genes in skin cells and this new method helps to take appropriate measures to prevent premature death of a person.

The new method is based on the analysis of young and old cells of the connective tissue (one of the four main types of human body tissues that support, bind or separate different types of tissues and organs ), taken from the skin in more than 130 people under 94 years old.

This type of cell plays an important role in healing wounds and scientists have resorted to a method called ribosome DNA sequence to look for the vital signs of aging that evolve with age.

The sequence of ribosomal DNA (one of three major biomolecules considered essential for all life forms) is the means used to form nucleotide sequences in DNA.

Scientists can identify active genes in age-specific cells, while predicting the approximate life span of a person depending on the condition of the fibroblasts (the most active cells in the connective tissue), but an error of eight years.

People with early progeria have a biological age greater than 10 years, as shown by fibroblast analysis.