Speaking yesterday at a World Science Festival discussion on the science of longevity, gerontologist David Sinclair predicted that ‘fountain of youth’ drugs, “could have as big an impact as antibiotics in the 20th century, and it’s just around the corner.” The drug targets a gene activated by calorically restricted diets, which have extended the lifespans of laboratory animals from yeast to monkeys.
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