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In his book "Lifespan" Sinclair, a world-renowned medical scientist and professor of medicine at Harvard University, argued that human life expectancy would reach 113 years in the not-too-distant future. Currently, the average life expectancy of developed countries is just over 80 years. Due to the advances in medical technology, humans predict that life expectancy will increase by one week for each additional month. This is because the achievements of advanced science are usually more likely to benefit all living people today. And because this trend increases over time, by the end of this century, life may increase by four weeks for each additional month. Image Source = Pixar Bay Specifically, each of the new and completely different technologies that will come out over the next 50 years will contribute to a healthier life span. For example, it is expected that DNA monitoring will prepare for possible diseases, diagnose infections in a short period of time to prevent them from deteriorating, or monitor dangerous situations in real time to drastically reduce various common sccidents. It is said that as a result of all these developments, the lifespan of about 10 years is extended. Second, it is estimated that as people change their attitudes toward aging, the majority of people, regardless of socioeconomic status, tend to voluntarily and actively manage themselves. Eating less, reducing calorie intake, increasing exercise, and activating brown areas are expected to make life healthier for about 10 years, but conservatively, it will be increased by 5 years. Third, by operating the longevity gene, the molecules that reinforce the survival circuit can be increased. It is now known that animal testing is increasing healthy lives by 10 to 40 percent. Eight more years, given a conservative 10 percent increase. Finally, the results of the innovative development of medical technology. Technologies such as the destruction of aging cells by genetic modification or vaccination or the transplantation of customized organs made with genetically modified 3D printers will certainly extend life span. Assuming one or more of these benefits, it will be ten more years at a very small scale. If you add the above-mentioned 10, 5, 8 and 10 years to the current average life span, it will total 33 years. And more than half of the population is estimated to exceed this value, given that the number has conservatively captured the benefits that go to the large number of people. Given the trend in which life expectancy is currently being extended, it seems to be not a good story. If the world, where most people live about 113 people, unfolds in the near future, we wonder how our society will evolve. reporter Kwon Deuk-moon Copyright (c) Korean Women's Health News; Prohibit unauthorized reproduction and redistribution