Talonflame (she/her)@lemmy.cafe to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 天前Is 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-square44linkfedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down128file-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 天前message-square44linkfedilinkfile-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-squareTuukka R@piefed.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 天前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.
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.