While genetics have some influence on how long we will live, we realized from the video on epigenetics that even people with identical DNA can have different phenotypes (what we see), as well as different health outcomes (i.e. cancer). Longevity calculators take into account some gene-related factors and quite a few lifestyle factors.
The task for this week is to take an online quiz from AARP:
http://calculator.livingto100.com/calculator
You do not have to share your age of life expectancy, but I would like you to comment on whether or not your calculated age is what you expect to live. Also, what do you think about the questions that they ask? Are there other things they should/shouldn't include?

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