Debjeet Das

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that life span can in principle be extended by lowering the body temperature because this lowers cellular metabolic rate and therefore the rate at which damage is incurred. This is a very large effect: I remind you that a modest 2°C decrease in body temperature can result in a 20 percent to 30 percent increase in life span.
Scale: The Universal Laws of Life and Death in Organisms, Cities and Companies
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