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RE: A new research paper finds that naked mole-rats (Heterocephalus glaber) don’t have biological age like most other other organisms do! Could they be biologically immortal?

in #science7 years ago (edited)

Yes that was the thing which i was missing. Thanks for pointing out this scenario. I was missing this valid point but still difficult to digest immortal theory, even though every thing is possible. I think all you want to say their DNA donot chane with their growth and they remain superfit.

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Yeah, that is pretty much what biological immortality is. Think of it as a 1000-year old human being as fit as a 30 year old, and both of them having the exact same chance to die from other causes. In normal situations older people have a much higher chance to die than those who are younger.