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Livia Gerber

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Stephanie L King @stephanielking.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

New paper out in @commsbio.nature.com: Social bonds decrease epigenetic age in male bottlenose dolphins rdcu.be/eUoID led by @liviagerber.bsky.social @researchdolphin.bsky.social

Social bonds decrease epigenetic age in male bottlenose dolphins

Communications Biology - Across 40 years of behavioural and epigenetic data, male dolphins with stronger social relationships show lower epigenetic ages and therefore appear to age slower compared...

Livia Gerber @liviagerber.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

We have developed a new method to extract DNA from FTA cards - it even permits epigenetic analyses: link.growkudos.com/1ev9fmvplhc

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DNA extraction from dried blood stored on paper cards

Scientists often store blood samples on special chemically-treated paper cards that preserve DNA for years without refrigeration. However, existing methods for extracting DNA from these cards do not w...