Is it possible to live forever? In short, no. There are no known organisms on Earth that live for eternity.

But there are a surprising number that live for a very long time. And some of them have very similar biology to our own.

#health #science #skynews

SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews

Join us on Saturday 19 November 9.30-6pm at Protein Studios, London as Sky News specialists, industry leaders and inspiring thinkers discuss the biggest issues in science & technology at Big Ideas Live.

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews
Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews

For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps:
Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8
Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB

Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí https://www.youtube.com/channel/skynewsespanol
Sky News videos are also available in German here/Hier können Sie außerdem Sky News-Videos auf Deutsch finden: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHYg31l2xrF-Bj859nsOfnA

To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales