How to Live Forever: Pushing Limits of the Human Life Span
How to Live Forever: Pushing Limits of the Human Life Span: "
By GINA KOLATA
LOS ANGELES March 9, 1999 -- They were a small group of eminent academic scientists who had their reputations to think of. They were repelled by what they saw as the hucksterism and charlatanism that had given attempts to delay human aging a bad name.
And yet, at a recent meeting here, most agreed that science might be on the brink of being able to stretch the human life span, perhaps significantly.
Scientists have had astonishing success in recent years in increasing the life spans of laboratory species like worms and fruit flies. The time was ripe to review these discoveries and discuss what might lie ahead, said Dr. Gregory Stock, the conference organizer, who is director of the program on medicine, technology and science at the University of California School of Medicine at Los Angeles. 'Given adequate funding, given lucky breaks, how far could we go?' Stock asked.
After designing long-lived worms and flies, experts turn to people.
Ten scientists attended the two-day meeting. Future generations, they said, may be able to avail themselves of scientifically established techniques to stretch the human life span like a piece of taffy until it reaches 150, even 200 years."
By GINA KOLATA
LOS ANGELES March 9, 1999 -- They were a small group of eminent academic scientists who had their reputations to think of. They were repelled by what they saw as the hucksterism and charlatanism that had given attempts to delay human aging a bad name.
And yet, at a recent meeting here, most agreed that science might be on the brink of being able to stretch the human life span, perhaps significantly.
Scientists have had astonishing success in recent years in increasing the life spans of laboratory species like worms and fruit flies. The time was ripe to review these discoveries and discuss what might lie ahead, said Dr. Gregory Stock, the conference organizer, who is director of the program on medicine, technology and science at the University of California School of Medicine at Los Angeles. 'Given adequate funding, given lucky breaks, how far could we go?' Stock asked.
After designing long-lived worms and flies, experts turn to people.
Ten scientists attended the two-day meeting. Future generations, they said, may be able to avail themselves of scientifically established techniques to stretch the human life span like a piece of taffy until it reaches 150, even 200 years."
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