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Long Life is Not in the Genes

The New York Times has a story about longevity and genealogy. As it turns out, the genes are not the determining factor in lifespan.

...recent studies find that genes may not be so important in determining how long someone will live and whether a person will get some diseases — except, perhaps, in some exceptionally long-lived families. That means it is generally impossible to predict how long a person will live based on how long the person’s relatives lived.

...only 3 percent of how long you live compared to the average person can be explained by how long your parents lived.

Who would of thunk it?!?

posted by Jim VAT @ 5:22 AM