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For us seniors, there is special interest in the process of aging.  This is why I read with great interest the amazing article by Susan Dominus in the New York Times magazine, published April 23: “Longevity Science is Overhyped, But This Research Really Could Change Humanity”.

Bottom line:  You can’t turn back time.  I will turn 84 in November.  Nothing will change that, ever.  But what if science found a way to rejuvenate cells in my body, cells that age and deteriorate?

Read Dominus’ wonderful opening paragraphs:  “Why are babies born young?  The most natural phenomenon on earth is actually hard to explain — at least on a cellular level. Consider this problem: The components of conception are old. When a woman gets pregnant, she has been carrying her egg cells since birth. The sperm that joins with the egg........

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