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"All human beings age. It is part of our biology and limits our lifespan to
slightly over 120 years.
Not all animals experience ageing during their lives. Some animals’ bodies do
not gradually degenerate as they get older the way our bodies do.
But for humans once they reach about age 30 their chance of dying doubles
roughly every eight years. So even if you are fortunate enough to become a
centenarian, your chance of dying each year will be high.
This high mortality reflects numerous other health problems, such as loss of
muscle mass and general frailty, cognitive decline, loss of vision and hearing
and many other degenerative changes that characterise the human ageing process.
And the reason humans age so markedly may be due to the fact our ancestors
evolved during the time of the dinosaurs."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
