Key points from article :
Epigenetic drift occurs more rapidly in monkeys than in humans.
Chemical modifications such as DNA methylation control mammalian genes.
Methylation patterns drift steadily throughout life.
Examinined blood collected at different ages from mice, monkeys and humans.
The greater the amount of epigenetic change the shorter the species' lifespan.
The study was published in the Nature Communications journal.
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