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by realitsflat 1483 days ago
DNA methylation is not a technique that can be applied. It is a biological system present in your cells silencing expression of genes that are not useful for a cells current behavior. Differently differentiated cells have different "genes methylated" and thus inactivated which govern their behavior and potential for further sub-differentiation. Indiscriminately "reversing methylation" would probably lead to a lot of "cancering".
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You don't apply DNA methylation - it is the basis for measuring epigenetic age. I mentioned HRT as one way of reducing epigenetic age for epithelial cells.
Right, just wanted to clear up the concept.

The reference you gave measure blood or urine samples which would probably not be representative of epithelial cells. Also i like non-descriptive but professional looking stock photos of multi-pipettes and the ubiquitus vortex genie 2. Extra points for consecutive photos of the same tip-rack in obviously proffessional use.