Children born in 2070 could live until the age of 150 thanks to advances in reverse-ageing technology, leading experts claim. Not only could this double the current global average life expectancy, it may slash the time people spend in age-related ill-health.
What was once thought of as a distant pipe dream is now edging closer to reality after a pioneering study earlier this month managed to safely reverse the ageing process in elderly mice.
Dr Andrew Steele, a computational biologist and author of Ageless: The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old, told the i human trials would soon be on the horizon. 'You’d be a fool to bet against it working in the next 50 years,' he said.
Professor Jürg Bähler, a geneticist at University College London, predicted such tech could help boost lifespans by up to a century-and-half at the maximum. 'Some people, including myself, would say there’s a natural ceiling for human life, about 150, and you can’t go beyond that,' he said.
Life expectancy for men and women born in the UK today is 79 years for men and 82.9 years for women. In the US life expectancy for children born in 2020 is significantly lower, 74.2 years for men and 79.9 for women.
yea, right. every time I go see the doc at the VA. they always tell me if I quit smoking I live another 10 years or more. I look at them and ask why on earth would I want that ? I not taking pain meds for grins and giggles here.
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well played my friend...
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