A research team has found that there are epigenetic predictors of species life span and other traits in mammals. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group describes how they analyzed data held in a database created by the Mammalian Methylation Consortium, and what they learned by doing so. A research team has found that there are epigenetic predictors of species life span and other traits in mammals. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group describes how they analyzed data held in a database created by the Mammalian Methylation Consortium, and what they learned by doing so. Plants & Animals Molecular & Computational biology Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories