How Long Can We Live?
With each passing second, the cells in our bodies accrue a bit more damage. So it stands to reason that as we get older, the odds of dying increase.
Humans today are living, on average, about twice as long as they did in the late 1800s, thanks to medicine and sanitation.
But the oldest people on Earth are only living a few years longer than they did a century ago. So something seems to be limiting the human lifespan. Find out what on this episode of MinuteEarth.
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