Both the evolution of aging and the comparative biology of aging between species with widely divergent lifespans are fascinating topics, though likely of limited relevance to the near future of rejuvenation therapies. Those treatments will be based on repairing cell and tissue damage as it occurs, using the understanding of the human metabolism that exists now, rather than on attempts to rebuild that human metabolism to age more slowly, a goal that will require a great deal more knowledge. The more distant future will certainly include human populati…
Longevity-Related Genes are Under Greater Evolutionary Constraint in Large and Long-Lived Mammals
Both the evolution of aging and the comparative biology of aging between species with widely divergent lifespans are fascinating topics, though likely of limited relevance to the near future of rejuvenation therapies. Those treatments will be based on repairing cell and tissue damage as it occurs, using the understanding of the human metabolism that exists now, rather than on attempts to rebuild that human metabolism to age more slowly, a goal that will require a great deal more knowledge. The more distant future will certainly include human populati…