New Study Questions Whether Death Rate Levels Off in Old Age
New Study Questions Whether Death Rate Levels Off in Old Age
A demographer’s model suggests the “mortality plateau” in the extreme elderly could be explained by clerical errors. Not everyone agrees.
A demographer’s model suggests the “mortality plateau” in the extreme elderly could be explained by clerical errors. Not everyone agrees.
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Evidence for Human Lifespan Limit Contested
Diana Kwon | Jun 28, 2017 | 4 min read
Five groups of scientists criticize a widely publicized Nature paper from 2016 suggesting that humans can only live up to 115 years.
Centenarian Sequencing Contest Begins
Edyta Zielinska | Jul 25, 2012 | 1 min read
The first company to attempt to cheaply sequence the genomes of 100 people aged over 100 announced its intention to compete for the 2013 X prize.