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Super-centenarians
The title of world’s oldest person now belongs to a Japanese woman living in Okinawa. She’s 114 years old. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Stephen Coles, director of the Gerontology Research Group at UCLA. He keeps track of the world’s super-centenarians.
The title of world’s oldest person now belongs to a Japanese woman living in Okinawa. She’s 114 years old. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Stephen Coles, director of the Gerontology Research Group at UCLA. He keeps track of the world’s super-centenarians.