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100			_aAlfano, Pete,
245		0	_aStaring Down the Aging Process. _cPete Alfano.
260			_bFort Worth Star-Telegram, _c2005.
440			_aSIRS Enduring Issues 2006. _nArticle 51, _pFamily, _x1522-3213;
500			_aArticles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006.
500			_aOriginally Published: Staring Down the Aging Process, March 10, 2005; pp. n.p..
520			_a"The human race's most fanciful whim is the quest to live forever. Deep thinkers expounded on the subject in ancient Egypt. White tea was the elixir of choice for Chinese emperors. Juan Ponce de Leon set sail for the New World to find the Fountain of Youth, and some 18th century European men believed that goat-testicle implants would lengthen life and restore male libido to youthful levels. But 'now, there are real medical possibilities of making inroads to the aging process,' said Steven Austad, a gerontologist from the University of Idaho who is doing research on aging at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Medical experts may debate how long it will take, but researchers are closer to unlocking the door to life extension than ever before." (FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM) This article examines some of the research on extending the human lifespan.
599			_aRecords created from non-MARC resource.
650			_aAging _xPrevention
650			_aGerontology
650			_aLife expectancy
650			_aLongevity
710			_aProQuest Information and Learning Company _tSIRS Enduring Issues 2006, _pFamily. _x1522-3213;
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