Reminds me of the scientist who drank bacteria to prove that it caused stomache ulsers (and was treatable). Too bad it's just not that easily testable. Unfortu

Reminds me of the scientist who drank bacteria to prove that it caused stomache ulsers (and was treatable). Too bad it's just not that easily testable. Unfortunately, we are still within measurement error and it's possible that telomere length has nothing to do with lifespan and might be a cancer problem. We may know if she makes it to 100, but this kind of work needs a control group and large sample size and is probably unethical in humans. Those who choose this might die sooner of risky behavior or already have other problems that reduce their lifespan that they would want to offset.