Is life expectancy in our genes?

10 January 2012 Last updated at 09:11 ET Help

Scientists at the University of Glasgow say they have found a key genetic indicator of how long an individual will live.

They say the lengths of telomeres, pieces of DNA, could indicate whether a young bird is likely to live to a ripe old age.

The discovery could eventually help predict human longevity.

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