Can You Really Die of Old Age?

Published on December 21, 2017
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Captions provided by CCTubes – Captioning the Internet! Even though age can contribute to someone’s death, it almost definitely won’t be the direct cause.

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Sources:
https://www.livescience.com/32241-do-people-really-die-of-old-age.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2017-06-14/can-you-die-from-old-age/8605896
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/basics/telomeres/
http://www.medicaldaily.com/can-people-really-die-old-age-318528
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Telomere_caps.gif

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