what would the evolutionary pressure be that pushes an organism toward ultra-long life?
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If it ain’t broke don’t fix it In other words, if a species survives and passes their genes on, why take the risk of mutations in future generations that could take that away? Why not use what’s working and spread it over as much time as you can?
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Guessing: A shorter lifecycle is a benefit, especially in the early days, because tighter iteration loops. As organisms mature, they can extend past the short lifespans. But not by much, because there's simply no evolutionary benefit. Iterative development is baked into DNA.
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Ya, had some more thoughts here: https://twitter.com/figelwump/status/1220460871123722246?s=20 … Maybe the system never knows when the "early days" are because your environment can change on a whim. So it needs to keep iterations tight.
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2 books that can provide some perspective on the question - Lifespan by David Sinclair and Scale by Geoffrey West. There seems to be no biological reason why an organism cannot live forever/really long if the environment (internal as well as external) is managed properly.
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Thanks, will check those out! What about natural environments prevents this from happening without management?
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