Big dogs age faster than little ones — rogue ‘jumping genes’ might be to blame

T1Covered by 1 source · first reported by Nature / Science / Nature Biotechnology at 08 Oct, 00:00 UTC

Nature, Published online: 08 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03199-5 Study of almost 900 dogs from roughly 120 breeds finds that rapid ageing of large canines is linked to changes in the epigenome.

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• T1Big dogs age faster than little ones — rogue ‘jumping genes’ might be to blameNature / Science / Nature Biotechnology08 Oct, 00:00