In aging simulations, liver function often remained intact for tens of thousands of years because liver cells can regenerate.
Notes on verification
Confirmed directly by the peer-reviewed source study (Efimov et al., npj Aging 2026) and corroborated by multiple independent science journalism outlets covering the same paper. [tier=gold indep_score=0.838 clusters=4 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Longevity: Humans Could Live for Up to 194 Years, Researchers Say (seed:health_and_medicine)
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41514-026-00421-6 (corroboration)
- https://www.sciencealert.com/ultimate-limit-of-the-human-lifespan-may-be-identified-study-suggests (corroboration)
- https://www.newsweek.com/somatic-mutations-limit-human-lifespan-aging-study-12205984 (corroboration)
- https://www.vice.com/en/article/scientists-may-have-found-the-ultimate-limit-of-the-human-lifespan/ (corroboration)