Gene clock predicts time to death in humans — and assesses ‘biological’ age Cellular-ageing clocks based on gene activity could be more sensitive than previous measures. By Heidi Ledford

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01661-y?utm_source=Live+Audience&utm_campaign=2f2a6b7480-nature-briefing-daily-20260527_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-33f35e09ea-50432164 A powerful molecular clock calibrated using data on gene activity from thousands of individuals can predict biological ageing in rodents, monkeys and humans — and time to death in people1.