Reading Space: Bilingual Themed Reading - Can You Live Forever? (High School)

Author: Cengage Learning, Inc.
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: "When it comes to the upper limits of human lifespan, everything is just a guess." Even guesses by scientists are just guesses. In 1796, life expectancy was only 24 years old. A century later, you might live to be 48. Babies born now are expected to live to 77. The biggest reasons for longevity come from simple things, such as clean water, food freezing, and even the widespread use of soap. Will this number continue to grow rapidly? Some scientists say no, but others don't see why it's impossible. If you want to know the outcome, live on, wait and see, and there will be more exciting content.