 Can humans live forever? It's theoretically possible, according to a new study published in the Royal Society Open Science Journal. Find out more in this episode of Lifespan News. Debate has raged in the scientific community about whether or not there is a limit to non-augmented human lifespan. For many, the belief was yes, there is a limit to human lifespan, and we've already reached it. But now, a new analysis is calling that thinking into question. According to the researchers, it's possible for humans to live 130 years, or perhaps longer, even without intervention to extend lifespan. The study analyzed data featuring Italian and French semi-supercentenarians, or people aged at least 105 years old. They discovered that, while the likelihood of death increases with every year past childhood, it plateaus at about 50% by the time people have neared supercentenarian status around 110 years old. This means that for every year past 110, your likelihood of surviving another year essentially comes down to a coin toss. They went on to say that if there was a limit to lifespan below 130 years old, it should have been visible in the data, and it was not. And extrapolating from this data, it's reasonable to believe that there could be no limit to human lifespan. That's the good news. The bad news is that it's unlikely for you to reach these high ages without making use of life extension science. To put it into perspective, if your chances of dying every year after 110 come down to a coin toss, then living to 130 would require that coin to come up heads 20 times in a row. That's less than 1 in a million odds, and that's after someone already defied the odds to become a supercentenarian. While it's unlikely that many people will reach this age without life extending intervention, we could certainly see it happen. So does this new research finally settle the debate on the limits of human lifespan? Probably not. New findings could indicate that there is in fact a limit. And while I certainly hope that there is no limit, if there is one I certainly want to know about it. So I welcome the science and continued work in this area. However, the important thing to keep in mind is that life extension science could make this entire debate irrelevant. If we are able to stop or reverse the debilitating effects of aging, and it appears that this may be possible, we can circumvent any limits that may exist. This is why supporting life extension science is so important, and why we encourage you to subscribe to this channel and help us spread the word. Together, we can end the debate on lifespan limits for good. Do you think there's a limit on human lifespan? Let us know in the comments.