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Eh, nature has already optimized for maximum human lifespan, and it seems to be a tad past 100. It's a nice round number. Personally I don't mind it, give or ta

Eh, nature has already optimized for maximum human lifespan, and it seems to be a tad past 100. It's a nice round number. Personally I don't mind it, give or take a few decades. It'll be great when we finally break through it. Think of all those extra years we can spend looking at websites on our cell phones.

thangalin 10y ago
> nature has already optimized for maximum human lifespan Doubtful. The bowhead whale, which lives over 200 years[1], has mutations that we lack. Given that mutations happen randomly and that the dolphin genome is basically the same as the ours (with a few chromosomal rearrangements)[2], it suggests that bowheads got lucky in ways humans did not. A mere fluke. Evolution hasn't finished with us, either. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowhead_whale#Lifespan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowhead_whale#Lifespan [2]: https://www.karger.com/Article/Pdf/15002 https://www.karger.com/Article/Pdf/15002