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A typical DNA molecule is about 100 million bases long, and at the very tip of each arm of the chromosome is where you'll find the telomere.
Your telomeres shorten every time your cell divides, starting at the moment of conception. If you were to unravel the tip of the chromosome, a telomere is about 15,000 bases long at the moment of conception, and once your telomeres have been reduced to about 5,000 bases, you will essentially die of old age.
There is a certain intrinsic rate of telomere shortening that occurs just to keep you alive. That is why even with a perfect diet and exercise program no one lives past 120 years old.
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圣经里以前的人可以活几百年
中国古时候的神话传说也是可以活几百年
人什么时候开始只能活120年了?
从起初的长寿人,到后来的我们,physically 神中间又动过什么手脚吗?
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