Talonflame (she/her)@lemmy.cafe to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 hours agoIs it true that the natural lifespan of humans is only 38 years old, hardcoded into our DNA, and we only live past that because of loads of modern medicines/technology?message-squaremessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down115file-text
arrow-up122arrow-down1message-squareIs it true that the natural lifespan of humans is only 38 years old, hardcoded into our DNA, and we only live past that because of loads of modern medicines/technology?Talonflame (she/her)@lemmy.cafe to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 hours agomessage-square34linkfedilinkfile-text
https://theconversation.com/a-new-study-shows-an-animals-lifespan-is-written-in-the-dna-for-humans-its-38-years-128623 Asking this because none of the 38 year olds I know are taking any medications and they look really young
minus-squarevillage604linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 hours agoThat paper is garbage, then. People have been regularly living past 38 for thousands upon thousands of years. And there’s no “design” for biology.
minus-squareTalonflame (she/her)@lemmy.cafeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·3 hours agoOutliers exist
minus-squarevillage604linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·49 minutes agoThey are only outliers if you’re factoring in infant deaths, which you already said you weren’t.
That paper is garbage, then. People have been regularly living past 38 for thousands upon thousands of years.
And there’s no “design” for biology.
Outliers exist
They are only outliers if you’re factoring in infant deaths, which you already said you weren’t.