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Caution and Optimism about Lifespan Extension view story
42 votes- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- 2 months ago
- (http://scienceblogs.com/purepedan...)
- Became popular 2 months ago
Life extension has been in the news with compounds like resveratrol -- a compound found in red wine -- shown to increase the life span of nematodes, yeast and most recently mice (though the mice in that study were on an unhealthy high calorie diet). Expla
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Portal To Mythical Mayan Underworld Found In Mexico view story
13 votes- Submitted by VioletPlanet
- 3 months ago
- (http://www.reuters.com/articlePri...)
- Became popular 3 months ago
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican archeologists have discovered a maze of stone temples in underground caves, some submerged in water and containing human bones, which ancient Mayans believed was a portal
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The Science of Immortality | Charles Hamel.com view story
4 votes- Submitted by chamel
- 8 months ago
- (http://charleshamel.com/2008/03/1...)
- Became popular 8 months ago
If you could live to the age of 500, would you want to? I can hear the answers now! I don't want to be a burden to my great grand children, Heck no, I can't
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The Quest For Immortality, Want To Live 500 Years? It's possible! view story
48 votes- Submitted by JessicaLaurie
- 11 months ago
- (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/20...)
- Became popular 11 months ago
If you could live 500 or even 1,000 years, would you want to? Morley Safer talks to one scientist who thinks extreme longevity is not a question of if but when.
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