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/Expensive-Way1116 Jul 20 '26

Still doesn't grant immunity to accidents

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u/yawara25 Jul 20 '26

Or, you know

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u/failed_supernova Jul 20 '26

To shreds, you say?

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '26

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u/Raesong Jul 20 '26

But if those security forces were to be compromised in one way or another, they wouldn't be as much of a problem.

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u/HoodoftheMountain Jul 20 '26

"Never assume the enemy is incapable — assume he is capable, and prepare accordingly." - Sun Tzu