Humans can only live so long and we're reaching the natural
biological limit, researchers say in a report published in Nature.
The paper, published Wednesday, says that despite life
expectancy being dramatically higher than it was 100 years ago, it's highly
unlikely it will continue to rise any more than what it is right now. It also
says the probability of anyone living for more than 125 years is incredibly
unlikely.
The research was carried out by geneticist Jan Vijg at
the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York with several
graduates. They analyzed aging trends in the United States, the United Kingdom,
France and Japan.
In a statement released by the university, Vijg says
that while "there is no reason to think that the ongoing increase in
maximum lifespan will end soon," the data strongly suggests that it's
"already been attained and that this happened in the 1990s."
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