British study found that DNA can predict life, habits change life expectancy

According to reports, scientists at the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom have found that if an accident, illness, or unhealthy lifestyle is ruled out, the length of life of a person is indeed written into his own DNA gene at the moment of his birth!

"Telomere" decides how long it will last

The astonishing theory that the human life can be predicted by DNA detection was discovered by scientists at Glasgow University in the United Kingdom after a series of scientific experiments. Pat Monagan, a professor at the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom who is in charge of the study, said that each person's life span is related to his childhood telomere length. The telomere is a special structure at the end of the biological chromosome. It is made simple. The DNA consists of highly repetitive sequences, and it is like a DNA cap that protects important DNA genetic information from loss. The longer the "telomere," the longer the life expectancy; and the shorter the "telomere," the shorter the life expectancy will be.

It is reported that British scientists came to this conclusion after conducting long-term research on the chromosome "telomere" length of an Australian common bird, the zebra finch. Scientists have found that those who have the shortest chromosome "telomere" are always the first to die!

Human life will be able to predict

Professor Monaghan said that the results of research on the length of "telomere" of zebra finch are of great significance to humans because the chromosomes "telomere" of the human body and the "telomere" of the bird chromosome work in the same way. Professor Monaghan believes that in the near future, scientists can predict the length of life of a person by measuring the length of the human chromosome "telomere."

Scientists claim that the chromosome "telomere" acts like a "plastic head at the end of a shoelace." It protects the chromosome from loss. Prof. Monaghan and his colleagues believe that everyone's life span is already at birth. Written in their own genes, the chromosome "telomere" actually contains the key to unlock the mystery of human longevity. Simply put, if your chromosome "telomere" is longer, then your lifespan will be longer. Of course, this has to exclude the impact of external factors such as accidental death, illness or unhealthy lifestyle on human life span.

Professor Monaghan said that in the future when people are young, they can use DNA tests to know in advance their lifetime “life length”. If they want to know, the more “telomere” length in the early stages of life, the more The accuracy of human life is higher. However, Professor Monaghan said that although this "predicting human lifespan" science and technology is about to become a reality, few people are willing to use this technology to predict their own life span, because if the prediction result is longevity, it is better to say, However, if the forecast results show that their life is not long, they will bring a bad mood to their future life! It is reported that the "telomere" of chromosomes is important because they can prevent the dispersion of DNA, but when the fetus is still pregnant in the mother's womb, the fetus's chromosome "telomere" begins to shorten the shortening will follow the age Growth has continued.

Bad habits also affect longevity

The length of human life is written in the "gene" at birth, which is indistinguishable from the fatalist view of "life and death" in ancient China. However, British scientists also believe that bad habits will have an impact on longevity.

According to British scientists, in the human life, the chromosome "telomere" shrinks and becomes shorter. When the "telomere" stops working because it is too short, the DNA is no longer protected by them and the chromosome cannot be stabilized. It will also die. According to scientists at the University of Glasgow, their next research project will be to find out which congenital or acquired factors may cause chromosome "telomeres" to become shorter, which may include genetic or environmental factors to ensure that scientists pass DNA tests. The scientific prediction of the length of human life can be more accurate.