Genes predict living beyond 100

Elderly person with walking stick

What makes these people live a very long life is not a lack of genetic predisposition to diseases, but rather an enrichment of longevity.

Paola Sebastiani, Boston University

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_and_environment/10475018.stm

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