NYTIMES / N.Wade /
Villagers living deep in the jungle have a genetic mutation that some biologists believe can increase longevity.
These small people suffer from a rare condition known as Laron syndrome or Laron-type dwarfism and may be descendants of Sephardic Jews from Spain and Portugal.
They are almost completely free of two age-related diseases, cancer and diabetes.
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