https://theconversation.com/a-new-study-shows-an-animals-lifespan-is-written-in-the-dna-for-humans-its-38-years-128623

Asking this because none of the 38 year olds I know are taking any medications and they look really young

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[–] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It’s saying 38 is the maximum lifespan predicted by their model—but it also says their model has an R^2^ of 0.76, meaning it only predicts about 76% of the variation in the actual measured values. And then they discuss other factors that could account for the remaining 24% of the variation, including post-reproductive-age lifespan.

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