It is incredible to see how different species respond to aging and how they can manipulate their own life span. For instance, old flies have the possibility to turn into young moms again. They can rejuvenate themselves. According to a report published by the University of Southern California, female flies can turn their biological clock [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, June 3, 2010
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The taken for granted issues are nowadays more frequently being challenged. As it was said in the film by Steve Martin, “The Man with Two Brains “You’re playing God”, “Somebody has to!”” this shows how perceptions are altering. The debate whether we should or should not play “GOD” is an increasingly tense topic. Many humanists [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 1, 2010
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What is the significance of the smell of a fine meal to you? It may be more important than what you tend to believe. Researchers from various universities, namely; University of Houston, University of Michigan and Baylor College of Medicine, have revealed in a study that will be published in the open-access journal, PLoS Biology, [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 13, 2010
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Leave it to the pentagon to come up with a technique to prolong life when it is require on the battlefield. Far too many lives are lost in any battle but when American citizens are reading about combat fatalities pouring in from two war fronts – well, it was about time the “Brass” took a [...]
Continue reading...Friday, January 8, 2010
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Humans have been locked into research to find methods of increasing our longevity with a goal of someday perhaps actually achieving immortality. After spending many years and billions of dollars on research, man has come no closer to attaining immortality than when the first fish sprouted legs and crawled out of the ocean. Oh sure, [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 4, 2010
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Aging might soon become treatable as any other illness. To unwind the intricate puzzle of the aging process substantial progress is still required. Yet, to reverse the aging process is an even more complex obstacle. Let’s not ignore facts: it appears unattainable considering that cure for cancer hasn’t yet been discovered despite the fact that [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, December 13, 2009
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The cycle of life is dreadful in its hectic prowess to end and start life at a continuum of immortality. Death as a means to an end and birth as start to a beginning are all encompassing characteristics of the eternal cycle of life. The butterfly is a typical representation of life cycles where the [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 10, 2009
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In science, the best approach to understand aging and longevity is to adapt and evaluate facts already present. The capturing of an African rodent and its distinct characteristics are attracting the attention of scientists. The rodent is remarkably resilient to cancer and handles aging better than most. This naked mole rat can help scientist to [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 4, 2009
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The conquest to overcome death is a nearing biological accomplishment. When talking about biological immortality we are referring to a constant rate of mortality in respect to the aging process. In practical any atom, particle, organism or cell that does not age or has stopped to age, is by definition biologically immortal. This reference to [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, November 17, 2009
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The world’s oceans are in the process of being taken over by a tiny little sea urchin that will not die. In fact, so unique is this little sea creature that it is drawing the attention of longevity and anti aging research scientists. To state that this jellyfish is immortal would not be overstating the [...]
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Saturday, June 5, 2010
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