In 1946, scientists started tracking thousands of British children born during one cold March week. On their 65th birthday, the study members find themselves more scientifically valuable than ever before.
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Pearson, H. Epidemiology: Study of a lifetime. Nature 471, 20–24 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/471020a
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