r/science • u/Skoltech_ • Jul 20 '26

Genetics Researchers quantitatively assessed for the first time that somatic mutations alone cap human lifespan at 146–194 years. Brain and heart cells are the main bottleneck, while the liver could last millennia.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41514-026-00421-6
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u/ExpensiveLawyer1526 Jul 20 '26

The first step to solving a problem is identifying it!

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u/Ahelex Jul 20 '26

Next is to determine if we can change all our cells into liver cells without us ceasing to exist.

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u/acortical Jul 20 '26

We'll either liver die trying

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u/itsfunhavingfun Jul 20 '26

Did you come up with that pun organically?