We Are Programmed to Die Early

[HAL9000]

This story claims that we are programmed to die early, as it says in the article if true we might be able to turn it off.

We Are Programmed to Die Early, and That’s a Good Thing​

Its not clear to me how self limiting the amount of resources used, gets selected in a population. If true I thought it was interesting.

 

[smmudge]

While I do love my life I would not in this day and age want to have a life expectancy significantly longer than we have now, we would just have to work longer and longer, no thanks

 

[Pickman's model]

This story claims that we are programmed to die early, as it says in the article if true we might be able to turn it off.

We Are Programmed to Die Early, and That’s a Good Thing​

Its not clear to me how self limiting the amount of resources used, gets selected in a population. If true I thought it was interesting.

hence 'only the good die young'

 

[NoXion]

I'm more interested in how the problems that lead to cancer are going to be solved, since the longer an organism lives, the closer to certainty it gets to its cellular machinery breaking down and generating tumours.

 

[HAL9000]

Why We Age and cancer



Some animals are less susceptible to cancer, there is the naked mole rat

Why naked mole rats are the most fascinating animals on the planet