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noman.rasheed
11-26-2013, 09:00 AM
Hi,

Is there any test that could tell a date of birth?

Prisoner Of Ice
11-26-2013, 09:06 AM
Carbon date your own bone should work, but is a bit extreme. Could also date a section of bone through microscope but would be more extreme. Aside from that, I doubt it.

noman.rasheed
11-26-2013, 09:08 AM
Carbon date your own bone should work, but is a bit extreme. Could also date a section of bone through microscope but would be more extreme. Aside from that, I doubt it.

Isn't there something like blood test, like easier one?

Anglojew
11-26-2013, 10:38 AM
Chop you in half and read your rings like a tree.

Prisoner Of Ice
11-26-2013, 10:50 AM
I don't think there's anything else that could be done, but maybe you can ask an archaeologist or paternity doctor, maybe they will know for sure. Blood gets replaced too fast, hair won't be any help.

You could analyze your cells to check the telleromase level, which indicates how many times cells have split. However it's not going to give you an estimate down to the day of birth because how quickly they lose length can vary. Even for carbon dating you have a margin of error. Microscopy of a section of bone by an expert is probably the only way to get that close.


Chop you in half and read your rings like a tree.

That's basically what they'd do to a bone section to analyze your age. It's very accurate.

noman.rasheed
11-26-2013, 11:02 AM
I don't think there's anything else that could be done, but maybe you can ask an archaeologist or paternity doctor, maybe they will know for sure. Blood gets replaced too fast, hair won't be any help.

You could analyze your cells to check the telleromase level, which indicates how many times cells have split. However it's not going to give you an estimate down to the day of birth because how quickly they lose length can vary. Even for carbon dating you have a margin of error. Microscopy of a section of bone by an expert is probably the only way to get that close.



That's basically what they'd do to a bone section to analyze your age. It's very accurate.

Thanx man !