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Its further evidence for a hypothesis on the mechanism of aging. Personally I just wanna know how aging works

• graphe 3y ago
  Don't your telomeres get shorter, your DNA gets damaged and it doesn't replicate correctly anymore? Some animals can be immortal like lobsters but face limits like their physical size can kill them when they molt enough.
  • tambourine_man 3y ago
    I think the consensus is that it’s part of the process, but not the whole picture, but I’m no expert.
  • throwaway60703 3y ago
    Yes, that's one of around 50 currently recognized factors of aging.
  • echelon 3y ago
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallmarks_of_aging https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallmarks_of_aging This isn't comprehensive, though. I don't see intracellular or extracellular waste accumulation, for instance.
  • calepayson 3y ago
    I'm not sure if this is one of the consensus primary causes but the most compelling explanation I've heard is capillary damage. Red blood cells and capillaries have roughly the same diameter leading to constant friction. Your body repairs the capillaries but, given enough time, it makes mistakes. As these mistakes pile up your circulatory system, your body's supply chain, slowly gets less efficient. This leads to every cell in your body gets the energy it needs a little later, and has to hold onto waste for a little longer.
  • BobaFloutist 3y ago
    If aging was just DNA errors, wouldn't it be far less consistent in how it effected people?