Diva
05-01-02, 06:51AM
(AnnaNova (http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_579140.html)) -- A research scientist says there is a good chance the Queen will live as long as her mother.
Annibale Puca says the children of centenarians also often survive well into long life.
Some scientists, however, say there are too many other lifestyle factors which have an effect on lifespan.
Ms Puca, who studies at Harvard Medical School in Boston, partly bases her conclusions on DNA studies. Many scientists are now studying the way genes interact with each other to see if this helps in old age.
Nature reports that Ms Puca said the Queen "has a good chance of reaching her 90s". She added: "They are a specific genetic strain of human being."
Last year, Puca found a region on human chromosome four, which is similar among centenarians and their siblings. If this region is proved to be significant, it may protect against old age diseases or mop up damaging molecules.
Fancy that... She now knows she'll have quite a few years left in her.
There are quite a few sites that 'tell you when you are going to die'. What I want to know is... Do you want to know? If someone possessed the knowledge of the day and the year, would you want to know?
Annibale Puca says the children of centenarians also often survive well into long life.
Some scientists, however, say there are too many other lifestyle factors which have an effect on lifespan.
Ms Puca, who studies at Harvard Medical School in Boston, partly bases her conclusions on DNA studies. Many scientists are now studying the way genes interact with each other to see if this helps in old age.
Nature reports that Ms Puca said the Queen "has a good chance of reaching her 90s". She added: "They are a specific genetic strain of human being."
Last year, Puca found a region on human chromosome four, which is similar among centenarians and their siblings. If this region is proved to be significant, it may protect against old age diseases or mop up damaging molecules.
Fancy that... She now knows she'll have quite a few years left in her.
There are quite a few sites that 'tell you when you are going to die'. What I want to know is... Do you want to know? If someone possessed the knowledge of the day and the year, would you want to know?