There’s likely a reason we don’t live that long. For just one example, imagine if people from the 19th century were still alive. Congress would still be dominated by muti-centenarians. To a significant degree, progress happens one death at a time, and being able to just wait out the old codgers is a significant benefit.
I believe that a society in which age doesn’t take people would end up being a significantly more violent one.
It's cool to see the strategies other animals use to live longer. Whales and naked mole rats have fantastic DNA repair mechanisms, while elephants have multiple copies of a gene that protects them from cancer.
I can see this becoming a part of gene therapy when that becomes a regular thing.
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