Science thought the human lifespan was 122 years. A new model says we could live decades longer.
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"Science thought the human lifespan was 122 years. A new model says we could live decades longer." is generating significant coverage in the Health category, with 7 articles from 7 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Dimsum Daily, ScienceAlert, myRepublica and IFLScience. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (7)
- 156 years of boredom? Why the longevity race is asking the wrong question Dimsum Daily · 10h ago
- Ultimate Limit of The Human Lifespan May Be Identified, Study Suggests ScienceAlert · 10h ago
- Can science defeat aging? Study says DNA damage still sets a hard limit myRepublica · 10h ago
- Your Liver Could Live For Thousands Of Years Longer Than You: New Study Finds The Maximum Possible Lifespans For Humans IFLScience · 10h ago
- Researchers estimate the upper limit of human lifespan determined by somatic mutations Medical Xpress · 10h ago
- New Research Reveals How Humans Could Live Up to 156 Years Newsweek · 10h ago
- Science thought the human lifespan was 122 years. A new model says we could live decades longer. Yahoo · 10h ago
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