Change your biological age: Tips from epigenetics for a long, healthy life. As of: April 2, 2024, 4:39 p.m By: Juliane Gutmann CommentsPressSplit Professor Hartmut Geiger has been active in aging research for many years.

In an exclusive interview he reveals the role of epigenetic factors. Genes play an important role in the inheritance of traits such as intelligence. But susceptibility to disease is also influenced by the genetic code. Our genome is not static, but is strongly influenced by environmental influences. These influencing factors are researched in the field of epigenetics.