In the past 100 years, human lifespan has doubled, and it is expected to exceed 200 years in the future

According to reports, a very exciting and gratifying research result is that in the past 100 years, with the faster and faster development of human beings, the average life expectancy of human beings has also been significantly improved, compared to before the 20th century. It seems that it has been increased by about 1 times.

This also means that in the future, with the further development of human beings, perhaps one day, the average lifespan of human beings can reach 200 years old, and there is even a chance to achieve immortality. Is this really true?

Can we live to be 200 years old?

Modern scientific research has found that the length of human lifespan is actually related to the number of cell divisions in the body. Under natural circumstances, after 50 cell divisions in the body, the lifespan will come to an end. Since the cycle of cell division is about 2.4 years, the researchers believe that the lifespan limit of human beings is about 120 years old.

Of course, in addition to the current internationally recognized view, there are also views that the lifespan limit of human beings can reach about 160-170 years old. However, no matter how it is calculated, the final result is not more than 200 years old.

So, is there really any hope for humans to live to be 200 years old? For this problem, foreign researchers believe that for human beings, the number one natural enemy that threatens health is mainly environmental pollution, diseases, traffic accidents, etc., and these are likely to be solved with the development of human science and technology. of.

For example, in about 20-50 years, human beings may no longer be threatened by diseases, and at the same time, by the end of this century, human beings are also expected to curb global warming, so that the earth's environment will gradually begin to recover.

After the time has entered the 22nd century, there is a view that artificial intelligence will be very mature at that time, and nano-robots will replace doctors and enter the human body for surgery. The way of "consciousness" achieves immortality.

What is "consciousness" immortality?

To put it simply, it is no longer bound by the physical body, but through the smart chip, the consciousness in the human brain is stored, and then placed in the robot's brain, so that it can be achieved through "human-machine combination". way to achieve immortality.

Of course, this is only the first step, because many researchers believe that the ultimate goal of human beings in the future is to come and go freely in the universe directly through a "conscious body", which only needs to be controlled by a central computer.

Looks very sci-fi, right? Nowadays, many scientists have carried out related research, including Musk, who is known as the "modern version of Iron Man", is also conducting related research, and has achieved relatively ideal breakthroughs. According to the information released some time ago, now The smart chip developed by Musk's company can already allow monkeys to play mobile games through the artificial control of their brains.

And if all goes well, in the second half of this year, Musk will officially conduct related experiments on humans. Of course, the initial purpose of doing this is not to achieve immortality, but to control some paralyzed people through the control of smart chips. The patient is reborn.

So, in addition to the above, what else can we do from the perspective of modern science if we want to make human lifespan reach 200 years old, or make human lifespan longer? The answer is telomerase, which is hidden on our chromosomes, also known as the "life clock"!

Can telomerase really give humans immortality?

A dubious question is: Can telomerase really give humans immortality? Modern scientific research has found that the number of cell divisions is actually related to the length of telomerase.

Each time a cell in the human body divides, the length of telomerase becomes shorter, and telomerase is not infinitely short, it also has a length limit.

If telomerase can no longer shorten after cell division, it means that cells in the human body can no longer divide, which means death for humans.

Therefore, there is a view that if human beings want to prolong their lifespan, or from a scientific point of view, they can carry their bodies together to achieve immortality. In this way, as long as it does not shorten to the minimum, human beings will continue to live without any accident, which is also called achieving immortality.

Speaking of it, since ancient times, countless people have wanted to achieve immortality, but no one has ever done it. After all, if human beings are truly immortal, they would in fact violate the laws of nature. This is undoubtedly a struggle with nature. , which is one of the reasons why many researchers are not optimistic about human immortality.

So, in your opinion, should human beings find ways to prolong their lifespan and then work hard to study immortality? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area and tell us what you think!