The Reason Why We Can’t Live Forever

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. Read More: Blood of world’s oldest woman hints at limits of life #.U16Rh-ZdX7k “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.“