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Home Project News Main 07/02/2010: About 15% of people have genes associated with a long life
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Friday, 02 July 2010 15:08

Using a statistical method called genome-wide association, researchers looked at the genes of more than 1,000 centenarians and discovered 150 markers which appear to be associated with a long and healthy life.  Click here to read more about it in a report in The Palm Beach Post.