Genetics: exploring why some people live beyond 100 years
Rare genetics is most likely the main reason why some people can live beyond 100. Image: REUTERS/Shwe Paw Mya Tin
Richard Faragher
Professor of Biogerontology, University of Brighton.
Nir Barzilai
Professor of Medicine and Genetics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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