NY Times article entitled "Tests Begin on Drugs That May Slow Aging." The article discusses two lines of research focused on slowing the aging process: caloric restriction (see other articles in this blog regarding this) and single-gene changes. Do you think aging is a process that should be slowed? How would human life change if the average longevity was 150 years (think about work, family, finances, resources)?
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Drugs That Slow Aging
NY Times article entitled "Tests Begin on Drugs That May Slow Aging." The article discusses two lines of research focused on slowing the aging process: caloric restriction (see other articles in this blog regarding this) and single-gene changes. Do you think aging is a process that should be slowed? How would human life change if the average longevity was 150 years (think about work, family, finances, resources)?
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