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-squareTyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day agoI feel a lot of the mortalities after 20 are things like infections. You really don’t have to go too far out of your way to stub a toe and ends up with sepsis. Things we’ve dealt with really effectively after a cure is detected.
I feel a lot of the mortalities after 20 are things like infections. You really don’t have to go too far out of your way to stub a toe and ends up with sepsis. Things we’ve dealt with really effectively after a cure is detected.