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Oldest Cat in The Country Living in a Pub– Owner Unveils The Secret of Its 112 years
Rosie is among the oldest cat in the country. The latter has celebrated its 25th birthday, which is equivalent to 112 human years and is still kicking and alive. Rosie has spent the majority of its life in a pub. The pub in question is namely the Sawn with Two Neck and is situated in [...]
Continue reading...A Novel Technique To Detect Genes Having an Impact on Longevity
9. May 2012
The life span of man has constantly been increasing during the past decades all while improving its quality as well. In spite of the quantity of research that has been carried out over the past years, the genetic reasons of why animals’ lifespan differ so much have continued to be a mystery. This is due [...]
Continue reading...Mysteries of Human Evolution
6. May 2012
Amidst the millions of creatures on earth, Humans are unique in all their ways. First of all, why did we experience such a fruitful evolution? Did some of the human ancestor evolve in other directors? And now what is the way forward; in the future will humans become immortals, cyborgs or has our evolution reached [...]
Continue reading...Is There Any Chance of Realizing Human Immortality?
1. May 2012
Scientists say that genes associated with the aging process have been identified. Studies on mice have proven that it is even possible to double lifespan. A famous expert in gerontology believes that the first human to enjoy a lifespan of 1,000 years is already born. So what is our potential chance of living forever? In [...]
Continue reading...Business Conspiracy Halts Scientific Innovation in Rejuvenating Medicine
23. April 2012
I recently read, an intriguing article sent out in the e-newsletter by MaxLife, Longevity News Digest, entitled “Is there a Conspiracy to Make You Die Early?” It is certain that both the opinions are present. There are those who are against longevity and other for. In human nature, each of us has this urge to [...]
Continue reading...Scientists Discover Genetic Key to Long Life
1. April 2012
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Experts from the Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine and the Boston Medical Centre have discovered the impact of genetic variants on human’s longevity. Their study confirmed that genes are crucial next to environmental and hereditary factors in explaining human lifespans. The researchers’ results were published in 2010 in Science in which the [...]
Continue reading...When Does Death Occur – Is It an Evolution?
25. March 2012
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Even today, scientists have conflicting views on what death really means. What eventually happen? and when does it occur? The article is mostly derived from an adapted details of the book “The Undead”, published by Pantheon Books. At the University of Pittsburgh, Michael Devita remembers how hard it is for doctors to understand which patient [...]
Continue reading...Longevity & Future Technologies: What Ray Kurzweil Predicts
17. March 2012
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The prolific scientist, author and futurist Ray Kurzweil provided intriguing responses in an interview with Time magazine writer Lev Grossman. The emphasis was on Kurzweil’s vision of the world, how will it change, what will happen to 3-D printing airplanes, increased-reality glasses and transformation of the education system? Some the most tantalizing prediction of Kurzweil [...]
Continue reading...Live Chat – Aubrey De Grey & S. Jay Olshansky Talking about Longevity
20. February 2012
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Aubrey De Grey who is a Cambridge, U.K, Biomedical Gerontologist and the chief science officer of SENS foundation (Charity based Institute aiming at finding a cure to combat aging) and Jay Olshansky, who is a professor at the University of Illinois, Chicago. I would suggest you to follow the interesting chat conversion, of pioneers such [...]
Continue reading...Why Do We Age – Is There A Cure For Aging?
18. February 2012
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Young adults who are slowly adding years to their chronological age are certainly wondering why some people look younger while others older, despite being the same age. If you look back some 20 or even 30 years, you will be surprised to see that some of the people you had known in your graduation years [...]
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