Can You Really Extend Your Life?

While the Bible records a human life span of up to 969 years, the prospect of surviving for nearly a millennium (or more) is the stuff of science fiction in our times.

A number of people claim to be older, but the oldest person on record is Jeanne Calment of France, who lived for 122 years.

She established for humans what is known, in the field of gerontology, as maximum life span. That is, the maximum number of years a person could potentially live.

This is not to be confused with life expectancy, which is the number of years one can …read more