(or 2!) Dying of old age, can you actually DIE because of the body being worn out, or is it always a disease or such? I read that if we cure every disease, we would live hundreds of years.

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Title! I don’t get it. Isn’t my finger getting worn from just being used for too long? Or will it eventually get worse because of something else?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Id just add to the good explanations on dying of old age what i think about the wear on your body. There is definitely wear on your body but most parts of your body the experience wear like your finger arent necessary to stay alive. So maybe could be the case that you live til 200 without dying from a disease and real luck with your cells. But the wear on your body will mean that you wont be able to move and such.