Humans Age at Same Rate as Chimps, Gorillas

With our clothing, high-rises, technology and more, we humans would seem to be animal kingdom outsiders, existing outside the norm. But despite all our advances, it turns out we age and die at the same rate as other primates.
The finding, published in the latest issue of Science, shows how strong our ties to chimpanzees, gorillas and other primates is and counters the long-held belief that, with our relatively long life spans and access to modern medicine, we age more slowly than other animals.



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Humans Age at Same Rate as Chimps, Gorillas