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The dynamic upper limit of human lifespan
We respond to claims by Dong et al. that human lifespan is limited below 125 years. Using the log-linear increase in mortality rates with age to predict the upper limits of human survival we find, in contrast to Dong et al., that the limit to human lifespan is historically flexible and increasing. T...
Autores principales: | Newman, Saul, Easteal, Simon |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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F1000 Research Limited
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6039923/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30026910 http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.11438.2 |
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