Researcher: Future Humans Can Live To 200 Years

Long life up to the age of hundreds of years for humans to date practically impossible. But British and European scientists holds up to 200-year life span might happen again in the future.

The consideration, a team of scientists claim to have the key to extend the life span of humans after discovering the unique genes of mammals oldest in the world.
Mammals meant that bowhead whales. Researchers found whale species has a unique gene that can resist cancer, heart disease and able to repair DNA damage.

The gene has been proven by a separate study by two researchers in Britain and America. Both researchers have mapped the continent genetic patterns identified the whales can contribute to make up the 200-year-old pope.

Principal investigator for the study of English, Joao Pedro de Magalhaes, said the discovery of the genetic patterns that could be used to explore how humans can live longer.

"The next ideal experiment which took the pope's and inserting genes into mice, and we'll see if the mice would live longer and be protected from cancer," said de Magalhaes told IBTimes.

He argued, if the tests on mice it went smoothly and according to the pope, the researchers believe can be applied to humans.

According to a report from the Sunday Times, a study conducted by Liverpool Centre for Genomics Research, found in fish bowhead whale has a unique mutation of two genes associated with longevity of animals.
ERCC1 gene in question is, who is believed to be able to repair DNA, increase durability on cancer and aging. While other genes, PCNA is also associated with DNA repair.

Regarding the history of the age of bowhead whale was initially known only 70-year course, similar to the type of whales in general. But the discovery in the 19th century shows the bowhead whale can live up to 150-200 years.

This fact is corroborated in the findings of bowhead whale in May 2007. Bowhead whale measuring 15 meters was caught off the coast of Alaska, USA. At the head of this whale was found spear 3.5-inch arrow-shaped projectile explosives.

Traced the spear was made in New Bedford whaling center spot run around 1890. This means that despite the bowhead whale was hit by a projectile spears, in fact, to 2007 still roam.

Bowhead whale can grow to a length of 20 meters and weighs 100 tons. The giant mammals live entirely in the Arctic and sub-Arctic waters. Bowhead whale has a mouth The greatest of any animal and had thickest fat than other animals.

This mammal hunts are still tight before the moratorium protection arrests in 1996. This satisfied the population is estimated lebihd ari 24,900 worldwide, down from 50 thousand before whaling.