Well I think it has to do with regulation of growth hormone in different animals. People have a reaction to it late in life that cause age related illness' like tissue degradation, heart disease, dementia, etc. There are populations of humanity that doesn't have so much growth hormone and they have DRAMATICALLY reduced amounts of age related illness, its proposed these more rural, and primitive populations could conceivably live much longer lives if not for the dangerous areas they live in. Many animals have life span as a regulatory agent to control their own populations. Certain animals particularly ones that don't reproduce efficiently don't have this trigger doesn't mean they don't get sick, cancer, tumors etc, just that they don't have that programmed point of decline that we have.
There is a notion that we aren't terribly far from unlocking immortality, the issue of creating an applicable gene therapy is the stumbling block. We are close to finding the cure not close to being able to apply it at all.
Public radio FTW!
There is a notion that we aren't terribly far from unlocking immortality, the issue of creating an applicable gene therapy is the stumbling block. We are close to finding the cure not close to being able to apply it at all.
Public radio FTW!
