Sentences with phrase «genomes of centenarians»
The Church lab is currently analyzing the genomes of centenarians.
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Under the new rules, starting 3 January 2013, the gun will go off on a race to sequence the genomes of 100 centenarians who are being identified by the foundation.
More expansive genetic studies are now underway as researchers «look at the rate of genetic variation across the entire genome» of centenarians, says Thomas Perls, director of the New England Centenarian Study at Boston University.
The task is to sequence the genomes of 100 centenarians, providing a baseline to which other genomes can be compared.
To explore the genetic contribution, we undertook a genome - wide association study of exceptional longevity (EL) in 1055 centenarians and 1267 controls.