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Computational model measures key aging metric from routine biopsies, Sanford Burnham study finds

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A computational tool infers changes occurring at the ends of the chromosomes housing our DNA, which it does so by detecting structural alterations in cells and tissues captured in images taken of routine medical biopsies, according to a study by scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute.

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