Altering RNA helicases in roundworms doubles their lifespan: similar technique could be used on huma

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Altering RNA helicases in roundworms doubles their lifespan: similar technique could be used on human cells, experts say

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciencedaily/strange_science/~3/nEGP9DPqoFI/150721081630.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

The things we do to extend our lives -- quitting smoking, cutting back on carbs, taking up jogging -- all have some impact on our longevity, if only just a little. But no matter how hard we work towards chasing the dream of forever staying fit and youthful, our efforts all end the same way and we must come to terms with the fact that we are mortal beings living on a finite timeline. There is nothing we can do to stop the aging process, and most things people do only serve to delay the inevitable: we can't stop death.

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1. Not sure it's such a great idea. Imagine if Trump were to live twice as long...

... because a time will come, and the wisest of men know not how soon, when all distinctions, except in goodness, will cease, and when death—that grand leveler of all human greatness—will bring us to a level at the last.

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2. Life-span is just a genetic trait:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/122839491