Can Human Maximum Age be Increased
Sam Ghandchi
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In recent years, Ray Kurzweil (1) has discussed a lot about increasing human longevity and even ending death (2). Last week Peter Diamandis quoted Ray Kurzweil as saying: "I predict it’s likely just another 10 to 12 years before the general public will hit longevity escape velocity," which means for every year that you’re alive, science is able to extend your life for more than a year (3). Nonetheless, maximum age for humans seems to be around 125 years for millennia and although hygiene and medicine have increased the average lifespan for humans but the maximum age has been pretty much unchanged. Yesterday, a mutation was reported in a scientific paper saying that "Indiana Amish kindred (immediate family and relatives) with the mutation live more than 10 percent longer and have 10 percent longer telomeres (a protective cap at the end of our chromosomes that is a biological marker of aging) compared to Amish kindred members who don’t have the mutation" (4). This discovery certainly shows humans' maximum age can significantly be higher even with the limitation of a purely bioglogical body.

Sam Ghandchi, Editor/Publisher
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November 17, 2017

Footnote:

1. Ray Kurzweil
https://goo.gl/gdT2c5
ری کرزوایل
https://goo.gl/NkXAdV

2. Futurism and End of Death (an interview in Persian)

آینده نگری و پایان مرگ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW81mhrFbBo

3. Peter Diamandis: 3 Dangerous Ideas From Ray Kurzweil
https://singularityhub.com/2017/11/10/3-dangerous-ideas-from-ray-kurzweil/

4. Futurity.org: Gene mutation extends life and health of some Amish
http://www.futurity.org/old-order-amish-pai-1-aging-1607972-2/
Science Advances: A null mutation in SERPINE1 protects against biological aging in humans
http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/11/eaao1617

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