SECRET SCIENCE CLUB
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Nov 9, 2009 7:30 pm (Monday)
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MON 11/9: 7:30pm / FREE SECRET SCIENCE CLUB The Secret Science Club is back with more brain-bending lectures, volatile libations, and star-gazing sounds... Presenting age-defying bi...
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MON 11/9: 7:30pm / FREE
SECRET SCIENCE CLUB The Secret Science Club is back with more brain-bending lectures, volatile libations, and star-gazing sounds...
Presenting age-defying biologist
LEONARD GUARENTE According to conventional wisdom, 40 is the new 30. But how about 80 being the new 20? The search for a fountain of youth has been the subject of legend for centuries, but today the quest for a medical equivalent is real.
Molecular biologist Leonard Guarente pioneered the anti-aging field at MIT with his discovery of genes and enzymes called "sirtuins" that control longevity. When activated, these genes and enzymes "dramatically boost the life span of yeast, worms, mice and potentially humans." Dr. Guarente discusses:
*Could drugs be developed to slow the aging process and allow us to stay young longer?
*Could diseases of aging--cancer, Alzheimer's, Type-II diabetes, and others--be prevented by future anti-aging medications?
*Could we extend not only our life spans, but our "health spans"?
Before & After
*Groove to genetically-altered tunes and video.
*Stick around for the scintillating Q&A.
*Try our cocktail of the night, the "Immortal Skol" (Rhymes with soul, baby!).
SECRET SCIENCE CLUB The Secret Science Club is back with more brain-bending lectures, volatile libations, and star-gazing sounds...
Presenting age-defying biologist
LEONARD GUARENTE According to conventional wisdom, 40 is the new 30. But how about 80 being the new 20? The search for a fountain of youth has been the subject of legend for centuries, but today the quest for a medical equivalent is real.
Molecular biologist Leonard Guarente pioneered the anti-aging field at MIT with his discovery of genes and enzymes called "sirtuins" that control longevity. When activated, these genes and enzymes "dramatically boost the life span of yeast, worms, mice and potentially humans." Dr. Guarente discusses:
*Could drugs be developed to slow the aging process and allow us to stay young longer?
*Could diseases of aging--cancer, Alzheimer's, Type-II diabetes, and others--be prevented by future anti-aging medications?
*Could we extend not only our life spans, but our "health spans"?
Before & After
*Groove to genetically-altered tunes and video.
*Stick around for the scintillating Q&A.
*Try our cocktail of the night, the "Immortal Skol" (Rhymes with soul, baby!).
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