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Two hundred years ago, the average human life span was ≈40. A century ago, it was 55. Now, it’s right around 80 (1). Today, if someone dies at the age of 55, it is considered a tragedy, and everyone agrees that they went “before their time”. Dying at the age of 85+, on the other hand, is considered “normal” (except for when family/friends are affected). It shouldn’t be! In cases like this, it’s important to remember that “Normal” does not equal “Good”. While sometimes correlated, history has shown us over and over how they are not. For me personally, dying at 85 is and always was as unacceptable as dying at a younger age. Changing that, has been my motivation since I was 18 years old. I went on to study medicine to make an impact on human longevity. My goal was not only to increase health span (i.e. people living and staying healthy until their time of death) but to increase maximum life span while maintaining a high quality of life. The goal would be to ultimately archive what is call

Tomorrow.bio Blackfriday 🎉 50% OFF on Membership Fees, - FOR LIFE! Signup Now! 50% OFF Membership Fees - FOREVER 50 memberships SOLD OUT Emergency Login Pricing About Us Blogs Pet Preservation Contact Shop Calculate your price Sign up now Back to Insight My Next 20 + Years Towards A Moon Shot Learn how Dr. Emil Kendziorra plans to move the field of human cryopreservation forwards. Institutional | February 21, 2021 Opinion Dr. Emil Kendziorra Two hundred years ago, the average human life span was ≈40. A century ago, it was 55. Now, it’s right around 80 ( 1 ). Today, if someone dies at the age

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