Healthy Life Extension Commentary on Slashdot

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I can't help but feel that some important threshold in public awareness has been passed when a New York Times article on the science behind greatly extending healthy lifespan is a topic for discussion on Slashdot. The article quotes Aubrey de Grey of Methuselah Mouse Project fame; he's been getting a fair few column inches of late, which is also a good thing. Slowly but surely, healthy life extension and aging research is moving closer to the spotlight.

Link: http://science.slashdot.org/science/03/08/12/1734227.shtml?tid=134&tid=166&tid=191&tid=99