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There’s no limit to longevity, says study that revives human lifespan debate

Death rates in later life flatten out and suggest there may be no fixed limit on human longevity, countering some previous work.
  1. Elie Dolgin
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There might be no natural limit to how long humans can live — at least not one yet in sight — contrary to the claims of some demographers and biologists.

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Nature 559, 14-15 (2018)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-05582-3

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