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New research reveals longevity gains slowing, life expectancy of 100 unlikely

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215 points XzetaU8 | 2 comments | 30 Aug 25 16:15 UTC | HN request time: 0.444s | source
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adastra22 ◴[30 Aug 25 17:42 UTC] No.45076538[source]▶
There is no physical/chemical/biological reason you can’t live indefinitely with the health and vitality of a 25-35 year old. Aging isn’t a law of nature.
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SoftTalker ◴[30 Aug 25 17:49 UTC] No.45076608[source]▶
Odd then that every living thing ages and eventually dies?
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conception ◴[30 Aug 25 17:54 UTC] No.45076661[source]▶
This is not true and easily countered by any sort of investigation. Lobsters, flatworms, immortal jellyfish and hydras are all believed to be immortal.

In fact we know how to live forever, control our telomeres. We know it works because cancer exists. We just can’t control it but controlled cancer is effectively immortality.

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1. Qem ◴[30 Aug 25 18:39 UTC] No.45076982[source]▶
> Lobsters, flatworms, immortal jellyfish and hydras are all believed to be immortal.

What is the oldest known living individual for each of these species, and for how long are they alive?

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2. JumpCrisscross ◴[30 Aug 25 18:51 UTC] No.45077060[source]▶
> What is the oldest known living individual for each of these species, and for how long are they alive?

For the jellyfish, we don’t know. Their cells are indifferentiable by age and they’re bastards to study, with only one scientist in Kyoto having managed to culture them [1].

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turritopsis_dohrnii