An expert on aging thinks humans could live to be 1,000 years old—with a few tweaks to our genetic “software”

  • LennethAegis@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    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.