
Scaling 1: Why do we live longer than mice?
Simplifying Complexity
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Mammals Have, On Average, the Same Number of Heartbeats Over Their Lifetime
From a physicist's point of view, there was no theory on why humans live up to 100 years./nA theory on aging and mortality must predict 100 years for humans./nUnderstanding what keeps a system going is crucial to figure out what goes wrong with it./nMetabolism is essential for organisms./nMammals have an average number of heartbeats in their lifetime.
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