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Paleolithic Software and Molecular Magic: The Biohacks of 2126

In response to my A Second Look at Life Expectancy: What the 1918 Flu Tells Us About the COVID-19 Pandemic, I received a fascinating question: “The 1918 flu had no ICU, no mRNA platform, not even a flu shot. We … Continue reading

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A Second Look at Life Expectancy: What the 1918 Flu Tells Us About the COVID-19 Pandemic

My recent article on the evolution of life expectancy generated a fascinating series of questions that I will attempt to address in the coming weeks. One reader pointedly asked about the historical U.S. life expectancy chart. If you look at … Continue reading

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