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Scientists found a hidden "genetic clock" that acts as the master timekeeper of an animal’s growth, firing off precise bursts of gene activity on schedule

Researchers working with the roundworm C. elegans have identified a feedback loop between two proteins that functions as a ...
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This ‘Clock’ Could Warn of Hidden Stresses to Animals, Offering a Long-Sought Signal That a Population Is Nearing Collapse

The epigenetic clock measures biological age and could help scientists assess the health of polar bears, dolphins, baboons and other threatened creatures “while recovery is still possible” The ...
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This 'clock' could warn of hidden stresses to animals, offering a long-sought signal that a population is nearing collapse

Wildlife conservation is a race against time—too often, a losing one. Typically, by the time scientists detect signs of species decline, populations have already collapsed. Genetic diversity is ...