title: How old are you now?
abstract: Cherkas et al. provide a new, biological approach to a classic problem in anthropology--the estimation of age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Anthropology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. pellison@fas.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Peter T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Ellison
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000883:Anthropology / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D000884:Anthropology, Cultural / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D016922:Cellular Senescence / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016615:Telomere / Q000235:genetics