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For Two Sisters, a “Biological Age Test” Measured More Than Their DNA

By Emily Baumgaertner Nunn · The New York Times · October 2026

For Two Sisters, a “Biological Age Test” Measured More Than Their DNA

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"They thought it might explain why their health had diverged. Instead, it stirred up feelings that weren’t so easily quantified."

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