60 Minutes recently did a segment on Resveratrol which is supposed to do the same thing as claimed for Rapamycin here. How about a little cross referencing in these articles & segments in the future?
I see resveratrol is mentioned briefly here, at least.
Similar effects were found in rats given metformin, a widely prescribed blood glucose control drug.
http://www.drugs.com/news/scientists-discover-anti-ageing-metformin-diabetes-drug-3276.html
And here’s a study that suggests that the mechainsm of action of metformin may be the same or similat to rapamycin:
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.life-extension/browse_thread/thread/e10dc658d9b0b0a0
Why don't explore some keywords like longevity and mortality? You can check neverdem's posts.