Age Research: Where We Are and Where We Need to Go
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 12:28
in Biology & Nature
In a Nature Review, "Puzzles, promises and a cure for ageing", Buck Institute scientists Judith Campisi, PhD and Jan Vijg, PhD argue that there is no question human lifespan will almost certainly increase modestly over the coming decades. However, they critically analyze whether current knowledge has reached the state where postponing human aging and natural death for many decades, possibly indefinitely, is feasible.