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A radical new drug is poised to extend the life of large dogs, allowing them to live as long as small breeds. (www.sciencealert.com)

submitted 11 months ago by RewindAgain to c/futurology

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[–] riskable@programming.dev 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Soon we'll consider dogs like we do pet tortoises and certain parrots: They'll live so long they need to be included in inheritance.

[–] MechanicalJester@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago

Most dogs don't make it past 15 so that would be huge.