The Very Radical Business of Long Life and Eternal Youth / Gwen Kinkead.
by Kinkead, Gwen; Sohn, Emily; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 42Family. Publisher: Worth, 2001; U.S. News & World Report (Syndicate), 2001ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Aging -- Animal models | Aging -- Genetic aspects | Aging -- Nutritional aspects | Aging -- Prevention | Biotechnology industries | Gerontology | Life expectancy | Human anatomy | Longevity | Body -- HumanDDC classification: 050 Summary: THE VERY RADICAL BUSINESS OF LONG LIFE AND ETERNAL YOUTH -- "With the sequencing of the human genome and the advent of computerized tools for searching through thousands of genes at once, excitement is mounting among biologists that the secrets of longer life will be laid bare in the next two to three decades. In the past 10 years, scientists have had astounding success in doubling and tripling the lives of simple organisms such as fruit flies, yeast, and microscopic worms, and more complex ones such as mice. More biologists now say it's conceivable that human beings could be rejiggered to live 150 or 160 years." (WORTH) This article examines current research in the field of aging and explores the possibility of extending the human lifespan.Summary: NOT BUILT FO THE AGES -- "The human body is like an overgrown windup toy. It starts out with great exuberance but inevitably peters out. Recently scientists have speculated that the body's muscles, nerves, and plumbing might be engineered to keep chugging much longer--150 years or more. But at least one expert on aging disagrees. The basic anatomy, he argues, just isn't designed for longevity." (U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT) This article maintains that the aging process is inevitable and examines the views of "Jay Olshansky, a biodemographer at the University of Illinois.
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This MARC record contains two articles.
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002.
Originally Published: The Very Radical Business of Long Life and Eternal Youth, Feb. 2001; pp. 62+.
Originally Published: Not Built for the Ages, Feb. 19, 2001; pp. 57.
THE VERY RADICAL BUSINESS OF LONG LIFE AND ETERNAL YOUTH -- "With the sequencing of the human genome and the advent of computerized tools for searching through thousands of genes at once, excitement is mounting among biologists that the secrets of longer life will be laid bare in the next two to three decades. In the past 10 years, scientists have had astounding success in doubling and tripling the lives of simple organisms such as fruit flies, yeast, and microscopic worms, and more complex ones such as mice. More biologists now say it's conceivable that human beings could be rejiggered to live 150 or 160 years." (WORTH) This article examines current research in the field of aging and explores the possibility of extending the human lifespan.
NOT BUILT FO THE AGES -- "The human body is like an overgrown windup toy. It starts out with great exuberance but inevitably peters out. Recently scientists have speculated that the body's muscles, nerves, and plumbing might be engineered to keep chugging much longer--150 years or more. But at least one expert on aging disagrees. The basic anatomy, he argues, just isn't designed for longevity." (U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT) This article maintains that the aging process is inevitable and examines the views of "Jay Olshansky, a biodemographer at the University of Illinois.
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