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I recently learned that some animals like crocodiles, alligators, lobsters, turtles, etc. don't age like other animals, and could theoretically live forever given a perfect environment. I find this extremely interesting, has it ever been discussed by Peat or here on the forum? It seems like a very important thing to understand in the quest for longer lifespans.
I haven't done a lot of research yet, but it seems one common pattern in these animals is that they never stop growing. I was wondering if this continued growth is what prevents them from aging. If imperfect detoxification of things like PUFA, iron, and heavy metals is what tends to limit lifespan, is just getting bigger a simple way around this? These toxic accumulations might never reach a high percentage in tissues if the animal is constantly adding new flesh which is free from such accumulations. Although, I wonder if that means the animal would eventually need to grow exponentially, which would indeed limit its life span eventually :).
I haven't done a lot of research yet, but it seems one common pattern in these animals is that they never stop growing. I was wondering if this continued growth is what prevents them from aging. If imperfect detoxification of things like PUFA, iron, and heavy metals is what tends to limit lifespan, is just getting bigger a simple way around this? These toxic accumulations might never reach a high percentage in tissues if the animal is constantly adding new flesh which is free from such accumulations. Although, I wonder if that means the animal would eventually need to grow exponentially, which would indeed limit its life span eventually :).