Dr. Steve Horvath is a biostatistician and researcher best known for discovering “epigenetic clocks,” mathematical models that estimate a person’s biological age by reading chemical tags known as DNA methylation. While your birthday counts how many years you’ve been alive, Horvath’s original clock, as well as the many biological age clocks inspired by it, reflect how fast your body is really aging. These clocks have opened a new window into the biology of getting older, revealing that people with different diseases, lifestyles, or treatments can look biologically older or younger than their calendar age. Here, Dr. Horvath reflects on how…
Beyond Your Birthday: Steve Horvath on the Science of Epigenetic Aging
