Trafalgar Law
Did you know that according to the latest research, the taller the person is the shorter their lifespan is?
Growing a bigger body means that cells have to divide more. As a result, telomeres (regions of repetitive nucleotide sequences at each end of a chromosome, which protects the end of the chromosome from deterioration or from fusion with neighboring chromosomes) become eroded faster and cells and tissues function less well as a result.
Say for example to Robert Pershing Wadlow, the world’s tallest man (8’11.5″) died at the age of 22.
