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

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215 points XzetaU8 | 3 comments | 30 Aug 25 16:15 UTC | HN request time: 0.473s | 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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tokai ◴[30 Aug 25 17:48 UTC] No.45076593[source]▶
It out of my wheelhouse but isn't telomeres a physical/chemical/biological reason we can't live forever?
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andrewflnr ◴[30 Aug 25 17:57 UTC] No.45076695[source]▶
I believe the argument would go "there's no fundamental reason we can't fix telomeres".
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chpatrick ◴[30 Aug 25 18:00 UTC] No.45076728[source]▶
Isn't the reason cancer? Eventually the DNA copying errors add up.
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1. andrewflnr ◴[30 Aug 25 21:56 UTC] No.45078331[source]▶
There are a handful of animals, mammals even, that essentially don't get cancer (some/all large whales and naked mole rats IIRC). So that might be solvable other ways.
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3. AngryData ◴[31 Aug 25 06:33 UTC] No.45080871[source]▶
Nitpick, it is far less likely, but they can still get cancer.