Why do our bodies start to stop functioning as we age? Why can’t our bodies maintain a “youthful” appearance and function?

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Why do our bodies start to stop functioning as we age? Why can’t our bodies maintain a “youthful” appearance and function?

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As our cells divide, our chromosomes get shorter. Over time, this leaves us with fewer copies of our DNA, more opportunities for errors, and certain processes are less expressed from a genetic perspective.

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