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The £400 test that tells you how long you'll live
DNA breakthrough heralds new medical era – and opens ethical Pandora's box
A blood test that can show how fast someone is ageing – and offers the
tantalising possibility of estimating how long they have left to live – is
to go on sale to the general public in Britain later this year.
The controversial test measures vital structures on the tips of a person's
chromosomes, called telomeres, which scientists believe are one of the most
important and accurate indicators of the speed at which a person is ageing.
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