Can people actually die from old age, or is there always some underlying condition at their old age that causes each death?

Question

Can people actually die from old age, or is there always some underlying condition at their old age that causes each death?

In: Biology

Answer 1

I read an article before that said scientist think the maximum human life expectancy is around 150. Obviously, no one makes it to that age, but people have been close. Dying at 100-something or whatever. Deterioration of the body and it’s organs make it impossible to live beyond that basically. The human genome just can’t sustain anything past that. So even with advanced tech in say the next 50-100 years or whatever, people still wouldn’t make it past 150. Guess that’s just the way evolution designed humanity.