How Long Can We Live?

The human lifespan might be limited, in part, because natural selection just stops working late in life.
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Video Keywords:
Mortality plateau: the leveling out of the mortality rate that is observed at late ages in various species
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Credits (Twitter handles):
Script Writer: Kate Yoshida (@KateYoshida)
Script Editor: Alex Reich and David Goldenberg
Video Illustrator: Arcadi Garcia Rius
Video Director: David Goldenberg and Emily Elert
Video Narrator: Emily Elert (@eelert)
With Contributions From: Henry Reich, Alex Reich, Ever Salazar, Peter Reich
Music by: Nathaniel Schroeder:
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References:
De Grey, A (Sept 2016, personal communication)
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Mueller, LD, Rose MR (1996) Evolutionary theory predicts late-life mortality plateaus. PNAS 26:15249-15253.
Rose MR, Rauser CL, Mueller LD, Benford G. (2006) A revolution for aging research. Biogerontology 7:269-77.
Rose, MR, Flatt, T, Graves, JL, Greer, L, Martinez, DE, Matos, MM, Mueller, LD, Shmookler Reis, RJ, and P. Shahrestani. 2012. What is aging? Frontiers in Genetics 3:134.
Rose, M. (Sept 2016, personal communication)