If you had your eyes set on the holy grail or were determined to reach the fountain of youth, we have got some bad news for you - it is impossible to live forever.
This is after a group of American scientists have confirmed that for humans it is mathematically impossible to beat the ageing process.
Professor Joanna Masel, said: “It doesn’t matter how much you try and stop [cells] from breaking, you can’t.”
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