Somatic mutations impose an entropic upper bound on human lifespan
Evgeniy Efimov, Vlad Fedotov, Leonid G. Malaev, Ekaterina E. Khrameeva, Dmitrii V. Kriukov
The paper estimates human lifespan limits by modeling the impact of somatic mutations, finding they reduce lifespan from 430 to 169 years but cannot fully explain mortality.
npj Aging · Jun 25, 2026Peer-reviewedSystems Biology