Chapter 3

Nature versus nurture and the exposome

"AI is a chisel that could affect both the speed and the capability to better carve that stone called our 'future life'. It's still a black box full of mysteries, but these technologies, with the amazing capabilities of researchers all over the world, will help us to progressively illuminate this darkness and connect dots we are still not able to see today."

– Nic Palmarini, Director, National Innovation Centre for Ageing

The determinants of health

There are extraordinary developments taking place in the science of longevity, as detailed in the previous chapters. So why haven't people been living longer, better lives?

Health is influenced by factors in five key domains[1]—the "non-sick" domains ...

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