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The 3 best predictors of how well you’ll age - Juulia Jylhävä

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If you want to learn a tree’s age, you can count their rings. When it comes to humans, scientists have yet to find any visible traits that mark our age with the same specificity. But in the past few decades, they’ve discovered small, invisible markers hidden within the body that do change over time. Juulia Jylhävä shares what these markers can tell us about our health, history, and future.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Juulia Jylhävä
Director
Flaka Kokolli, Diellza Franca, Flammorum Animation Studio
Narrator
Bethany Cutmore-Scott
Composer
Cem Misirlioglu
Sound Designer
Cem Misirlioglu
Animator
Diellza Franca, Elsa Talla, Leonita Thaqi, Flaka Kokolli
Compositor
Leonita Thaqi
Art Director
Flaka Kokolli, Diellza Franca
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Produced by
Sazia Afrin
Editorial Director
Alex Rosenthal
Editorial Producer
Shannon Odell
Script Editor
Niko Zlotnik
Fact-Checker
Charles Wallace

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