The 2017 film Logan alludes to Wolverine suffering from adamantium poisoning slowing down his healing factor. Yet we've seen his healing factor act instantaneously in other films, so what is actually going on? And in a perfect world, how long would Wolverine actually live?
 
Today we look at the science of aging, his adamantium skeleton, and the other events in Logan to find out why this 197 year old anti-hero  seems to be closer to a 480 year old Logan.

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