# Biggest science prize in history aims to extend human healthspan by a decade

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/biggest-science-prize-in-history-aims-to-extend-human-healthspan-by-a-decade/
- Published: 2023-12-06T10:00:50-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Video screenshot: XPRIZE Will Revolutionize Human Aging, Here’s How | XPRIZE Healthspan. Article by Raiany Romanni. Freethink – November 29, 2023. The largest ever XPRIZE will try to find out if medicine can engineer healthier lives, not just longer ones. Do humans have a biological or moral obligation to die young? Of course, “young” is subjective. Greenland sharks often live to be centuries old in good health. Until the 1900s, the human life expectancy was 31, including deaths at birth and a plethora of infectious diseases throughout life. Today, it’s 74 […] Click here to view original web page at www.freethink.com