It prevents and cures hereditary disease, prevents the mankind from being old and feeble, lengthen one of the important theoretical foundations of the human life-span.

它是防治遗传病，防止人类衰老，延长人类寿命的重要理论基础之一。

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Scientists have discovered a group of people in Ecuador with a rare gene mutation that could reveal ways to extend the human life span.

科学家在一群厄瓜多尔人身上发现了一种罕见的基因突变，有望据此揭开长寿的谜底。

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Nearly 30 years ago James Fries at Stanford University School of Medicine put a ceiling of 85 years on the average potential human life span.

约30年前，斯坦福大学医学院的James Fries把人类平均寿命的可能上限定为85岁。

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But for many, the evidence that low-calorie diets can extend life has remained tantalizing--especially if, as Walford proposed, it was likely to boost the human life span to 120 years or more.

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