How Old Can Humans Get? - Scientific American
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An expert on aging thinks humans could live to be 1,000 years old—with a few tweaks to our genetic “software”
https://archive.is/BoZDP
An expert on aging thinks humans could live to be 1,000 years old—with a few tweaks to our genetic “software”
On the bright side, you only have to work 750 years to be able to afford a home and start a family
It's cool to see the strategies other animals use to live longer. Whales and naked mole rats have fantastic DNA repair mechanisms, while elephants have multiple copies of a gene that protects them from cancer.
I can see this becoming a part of gene therapy when that becomes a regular thing.