Every day, every single person is growing older and older. It might be depressing to think about, but eventually, we will all die. But how long could humans live for? Trace takes a look at how examining the blood of the world’s oldest person could tell us how long humans can survive.
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Blood of world’s oldest woman hints at limits of life
“Death is the one certainty in life — a pioneering analysis of blood from one of the world’s oldest and healthiest women has given clues to why it happens.”
The World’s Oldest Person Turned 116 Today
“Misao Okawa blew out the candles of her birthday cake on Wednesday and became the world’s oldest person at the ripe old age of 116.”
Oldest Woman in the world 115 yrs for CNN
“CNN World Report. Henny van Andel-Schipper was until she died the oldest citizen in the World.”
Somatic Mutations Found in the Healthy Blood Compartment of a 115-yr-old Woman Demonstrate Oligoclonal Hematopoiesis
“The somatic mutation burden in healthy white blood cells (WBCs) is not well known.”
Somatic Mutations Found in the Healthy Blood Compartment of a 115-yr-old Woman Demonstrate Oligoclonal Hematopoiesis
Are Telomeres The Key To Aging And Cancer?
“Inside the nucleus of a cell, our genes are arranged along twisted, double-stranded molecules of DNA called chromosomes.”
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