It's been posited that people would live on average to 200 just from unnatural causes of death (accidents, etc.) The way to live forever is to not die of somet

It's been posited that people would live on average to 200 just from unnatural causes of death (accidents, etc.) The way to live forever is to not die of something first. Aging is merely a combination of natural processes we're only slowly getting a firm handle on. The primary fundamental aging mechanism that we're showing promise for is telomere shortening. Essentially, the mitochondria in our cells have DNA that slowly and steadily degrades, much like your car guzzling more and more gas to go the same distance as it ages. There is an enzyme called telomerase that repairs this damage, and it is showing promise in animal trials. If it works in humans and comes out in a pill, I'd expect lifespans to go up by about 30-40 years. To become immune to natural causes of death, I'd say we're looking at 200 more years. Living to the age of 10,000, perhaps 100.