Humans Could Theoretically Live up to 156 Years, Study Says
Russian researchers modeled aging without somatic mutations and said humans could potentially reach 156 years, challenging a 122-year lifespan ceiling.
- Russian Researchers proposed in a paper published in NPJ Ageing that Human lifespan could potentially reach 156 years if all reversible aging hallmarks were eliminated, leaving only Somatic mutations as a limiting factor.
- The team built a mathematical model to simulate how Somatic mutations—DNA changes accumulating throughout a lifetime—affect Human survival, attempting to isolate and quantify these unavoidable factors that contribute to aging.
- Critical bottlenecks in the lifespan calculations emerged as the model revealed a fundamental asymmetry between tissue types; while organs like the liver constantly replace old cells, the brain and heart cannot.
- Computational researcher Dmitrii Kriukov, who led the work, emphasized the results are theoretical, while Pharmacist Egle Pavyde noted the study quantifies long-suspected links between DNA damage and the inability to live indefinitely.
- While many Researchers have long believed the Human lifespan has a natural upper limit of about 122 years, Kriukov wrote these calculated maximums are "not a verdict of inevitability," as other biological processes also contribute to aging.
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