Talonflame (she/her)@lemmy.cafe to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day 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-square44linkfedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down127file-text
arrow-up129arrow-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-21 day agomessage-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-squareNigelFrobisher@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up14·edit-217 hours agoIt’s a myth that people didn’t used to live very long. Infant mortality rate brought the average way down. However, everyone in power was super young for a while after the Black Death for obvious reasons.
It’s a myth that people didn’t used to live very long. Infant mortality rate brought the average way down. However, everyone in power was super young for a while after the Black Death for obvious reasons.