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Lust for life: breaking the 120-year barrier in human ageing

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In rich countries, more than 80% of the population today will survive past the age of 70. About 150 years ago, only 20% did. In all this while, though, only one person lived beyond the age of 120. This…

I’m 110 and still going strong. Nuno Cruz https://theconversation.com/lust-for-life-breaking-the-120-year-barrier-in-human-ageing-14911 https://theconversation.com/lust-for-life-breaking-the-120-year-barrier-in-human-ageing-14911 Link copied Share article Share article Copy link Email Bluesky Facebook WhatsApp Messenger LinkedIn X (Twitter) Print article In rich countries, more than 80% of the population today will survive past the age of 70. About 150 years ago, only 20% did . In all this while, though, only one person lived beyond the age of 120. This has led experts to believe that there ma

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