A recent article in Nature magazine suggests that the majority of children born since 2000 will celebrate their 100th birthdays in the twenty second century.
The article acknowledges that the rate of senescence or biological aging has proven remarkably constant across over time.
That said, mortality or death rates are being delayed as a result of the fact that many people are reaching old age in better health.
Source: Nature
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