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Each grey hair may be a sign that a cell has chosen to stop replicating rather than risk turning malignant. Pixel-Shot/ Shutterstock

How grey hair may be a sign of the body’s cancer defences

Those silver strands could be an outward sign of the body’s own intricate defences against cancer, a recent study in mice has shown.
While some people may be older in chronological age, their biological age might be much younger. FangXiaNuo/E+ via Getty Images

Aging is complicated – a biologist explains why no two people or cells age the same way, and what this means for anti‑aging interventions

Aging is a culmination of factors spanning from your cells to your environment. A number of interconnected processes determine how quickly your body is able to repair and recover from damage.

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