Why do humans die around 80?

[LadyStanley]

Mystery of why humans die around 80 may finally be solved

The mystery of why humans die at around 80, while other mammals live far shorter or longer lives, may finally have been solved by scientists.

news.yahoo.com

The answer seems to be cummulative somantic mutations.

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[JMCx4]

Mystery of why humans die around 80 may finally be solved

The mystery of why humans die at around 80, while other mammals live far shorter or longer lives, may finally have been solved by scientists.

news.yahoo.com

The answer seems to be cummulative somantic mutations.

Is "somantic" an extreme case of "romantic"?

 

[JMCx4]

For those who like a little science with their science, here's the Nature publication that The Telegraph waved at as they ended their story ...

Somatic mutation rates scale with lifespan across mammals - Nature

Whole-genome sequencing is used to analyse the landscape of somatic mutation in intestinal crypts from 16 mammalian species, revealing that rates of somatic mutation inversely scale with the lifespan of the animal across species.

www.nature.com

 

[tarheelhockey]

Certainly seems like something that could be controlled, in theory.

If we get to the point of being able to "switch off" aging, or even just slow it down significantly, we're really going to have to rethink the number of people on this planet.

 

[HansonBro]

Wait....im almost 40. You're telling me I have to do this AGAIN? Fml

 

[Jumptheshark]

Mystery of why humans die around 80 may finally be solved

The mystery of why humans die at around 80, while other mammals live far shorter or longer lives, may finally have been solved by scientists.

news.yahoo.com

The answer seems to be cummulative somantic mutations.

here are the stats from 1900 to 1998 from Berkley

Life expectancy in the USA, 1900-98

u.demog.berkeley.edu

living to 80 is relatively new

i was hatched in 1971 life expectancy in the US for people born in and around 1921? 67.5 men and women 75

if the numbers stay constant? in 30 years time? 100 years old could be the new norm for average life durations

 

[JMCx4]

here are the stats from 1900 to 1998 from Berkley

Life expectancy in the USA, 1900-98

u.demog.berkeley.edu

living to 80 is relatively new

i was hatched in 1971 life expectancy in the US for people born in and around 1921? 67.5 men and women 75

if the numbers stay constant? in 30 years time? 100 years old could be the new norm for average life durations

But I'll be willing to bet you right now that you won't be very happy having lived that long. Statistically speaking.

 

[Jumptheshark]

But I'll be willing to bet you right now that you won't be very happy having lived that long. Statistically speaking.

I will be dead in 14 or 15 years--I am 51 and have live a very fun, but hard life

 

[Fantomas]

Wish I was a turtle.