General · 3 hours ago
Big dog ages faster, here's why!
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Scientists have established that bigger dogs live for less time than their smaller counterparts because of "jumping genes" that disrupt their DNA. These rogue DNA sequences move around, inserting themselves into important genes and speeding up ageing. Uncontrolled activity of jumping genes is believed to cause widespread chromosome chaos, contributing to cancer and age-related decline.
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