[emiller]

"I cannot afford to age. I still have to generate offspring, but I don’t have enough food to do it now.’”

Eerie, but I've been saying this every morning for years...

[AnotherUnixGeek]

It's nice to see articles like this and the growing interest in curing aging - aging is a disease that must and will eventually be defeated. Probably shortly after I die of old age.

[Alexander Rubin]

Fascinating...

[toldyou]

Interesting thread. I was about to make myself something to eat, but I think I'll skip it! :)

Seriously, I enjoy life so much, I would love to live longer than my "estimated" time!

[Ramcat]

Could they please hurry up?
My shoulder and knee are killing me!

[Dead Corpse]

Sounds good. 600 years? I'd actually have enough time for all the subjects I have an interest in...

[Texican72]

I just want to know that my Social Security will be there for the 500+ years I'm in retirement.

[Lazamataz]

They will unlock the secret to immortality 25 minutes after I die.

[steve-b]

This is the sort of thing that brings out the Luddite impulse in some pseudo-conservatives.

[clyde asbury]

Anti-aging? Bring it on.

Fact is, these sorts of articles are published from time to time; this one is nothing new in its promises.

A large body of research has already shown that severely restricting diet can boost the lifespan of flies, worms and mice by around 40%.

Yes, and how much did you eat yesterday?

That's one of the main benefits of aging; you learn to spot those who regard themselves as messiahs, bringing "eternal youth" in the imminent Utopia.

(Oh, and don't forget to contribute to The Cause!)

Uh huh.


God bless those who are conducting this research. I would love to be wrong about this, but pay attention and you will see essentially this same article in the media again shortly. And again, and again - while life-expectancy continues its glacial trend upward.