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If Your Dad Is Older, You May Live Longer

Older men provide life-expectancy boost in baby's DNA: study

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 12, 2012 3:20 PM CDT

(Newser) – As men get older, their DNA matures—and when that genetic material is passed on to children, it may mean a longer life for the kids, researchers find. Thus kids with older dads and grandfathers may be "genetically programmed" for higher life expectancies, the...   Read full story »

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