Talonflame (she/her)@lemmy.cafe to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agoIs it true that the natural lifespan of humans is only 38 years old, hardcoded into our DNA, and we only live past that because of loads of modern medicines/technology?message-squaremessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down127file-text
arrow-up131arrow-down1message-squareIs it true that the natural lifespan of humans is only 38 years old, hardcoded into our DNA, and we only live past that because of loads of modern medicines/technology?Talonflame (she/her)@lemmy.cafe to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square44fedilinkfile-text
https://theconversation.com/a-new-study-shows-an-animals-lifespan-is-written-in-the-dna-for-humans-its-38-years-128623 Asking this because none of the 38 year olds I know are taking any medications and they look really young
minus-squareAzzu@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up22·2 days agoMost people in the world do not have adequate healthcare, many never seeing a doctor in their lives. Plenty of those live to much older than 38. I’d say it’s very simple to see that whatever you found there is either misrepresenting majorly or complete bollocks.
minus-squareTuukka R@piefed.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoIt’s because the 38 years as average lifespan is skewed by high child mortality. People lived about 70 or 80 years – provided they first made it alive through childhood.
Most people in the world do not have adequate healthcare, many never seeing a doctor in their lives. Plenty of those live to much older than 38.
I’d say it’s very simple to see that whatever you found there is either misrepresenting majorly or complete bollocks.
It’s because the 38 years as average lifespan is skewed by high child mortality. People lived about 70 or 80 years – provided they first made it alive through childhood.