The main question in Biogerontology
There’s this quite simple idea: to take two species similar in size and basic biology, but having a substantial difference in longevity, and figure out what’s the reason for this difference. What are...
View ArticleMelanie Swan: A summary of important themes in aging research
Melanie Swan, MBA, is an Affiliate Scholar of the IEET – The Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies. Ms. Swan is a science generalist, hedge fund manager, and founder of citizen science...
View ArticleWe Created the Longevity Party
We made the first step towards the creation of the Longevity Party. On July, 19 the initiative group of 10 people gathered together in Moscow to establish the first political party aimed at extending...
View ArticleBiology and Biology of Aging Resources
We have prepared a list of resources that can help understand biology of aging. We tried to find easy to grasp information sources and compiled a list of lectures, audio courses, popular science books...
View ArticleHollywood Must Turn Its Head to Personalized Longevity Science instead of...
This attention-worthy article in The Hollywood Reporter signals that Hollywood people are ready and willing to do something about their longevity. The article mentions hormone replacement therapy,...
View ArticleLongevity Gene Therapy – Updated Projects
While discussing the longevity gene therapy project we encountered various questions and observations that prompted us to broaden the project and slightly change it. Generally, all the comments can be...
View ArticleDo Model Animals Tell Us Anything about Human Aging?
I wrote a tiny report on the pluses and minuses of using model animals in aging research. Using model animals in gerontological studies has yielded an enormous wealth of useful information about the...
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