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<p>Bennett Foddy <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/12/05/radical-life-extension-is-already-here-but-were-doing-it-wrong/257383/" target="_self">explores</a> the extraordinary science of aging:</p>
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<p>Lobsters seem to have evolved an adaptation against the cellular lifespan. There&#39;s this phenomenon where the DNA in our cells basically unravel after they&#39;ve divided a certain amount of times, but lobsters have this enzyme that helps them replenish their telomeres&#8212;the caps that hold DNA together&#8230;&#0160;You could imagine us living more like the lobster, where we still live to be about 80-85, but we&#39;re alert and active until we drop dead. In that scenario we wouldn&#39;t have this giant burden where the state has to support and pay to nurse people that are unable to look after themselves anymore.&#0160;</p>
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