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Living to 1,000? This Scientist Says There’s Just One Key Piece Missing to Make It a Reality

Living to 1,000? This Scientist Says There’s Just One Key Piece Missing to Make It a Reality
science8/6/2025

A British scientist claims humans could one day live for 1,000 years—if we undo a genetic legacy dating back to the time of dinosaurs.

In a theory that challenges what we know about aging, João Pedro de Magalhães, a molecular biogerontologist at the University of Birmingham, suggests humans may be biologically capable of living much longer than we do now—possibly 1,000 years or more... [4028 chars]