It's not surprising that if you thought when meeting someone over the age of 100, "They are close to the maximum age that any human could possibly reach."
Glad you didn't say that out loud, because according to researchers at McGill University, there is no limit.
The researchers analyzed the oldest individuals in the United States, United Kingdom, France, and Japan every year beginning in 1968. The results were published in Nature.
"We just don't know what the age limit might be," said Siegfried Hekimi, co-author of the study. "In fact, by extending trend lines, we can show that maximum and average lifespans could continue to increase far into the foreseeable future."
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