Genetic Signatures of Human Exceptional Longevity Discovered

[Liffrea]

While environment and family history are factors in healthy aging, genetic variants play a critical and complex role in conferring exceptional longevity, according to a new study by a team of researchers from the Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine and the Boston Medical Center.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0701145521.htm

[Loki]

Who really wants to live past 100? Unless, of course, standard of living can raise alongside with that, so that life can still be enjoyed at such a great age.

[Liffrea]

Originally Posted by Loki
Who really wants to live past 100?

It raises philosophically interesting questions, since dealing with mortality is a central aspect of human being.