The Blood-Youth Link
The mythic link between blood and youth is strong. Hungarian Countess Elizabeth Bathory (1560-1614) is thought to be one of the most prolific serial killers and was rumored to […]
Category Archives: Aging
Poll Results- Who wants to live forever?
The results are in! Last week I asked you and the rest of the internet, “Would YOU like to live forever?” It was a short time frame, but I managed […]
A Diet for the Ages
Would you change your diet to live longer? If you are middle aged, 50-65, you might be able to do just that. (Could middle age become later and later in […]
Genetic Surgery?
Will genetic surgery ever be possible? Could a genetic engineer take a faulty gene or two that were causing your illness, cut them out and swap in a good copy? […]
The Road to Immortality
This post is based on my current read, Long for this World, a book by science writer Jonathan Wiener. Life expectancy is the average number of years a person born […]
How long should we live? Part III- To Infinity and Beyond
Last week I made the argument that humans were probably meant to live long lives since our children take so long to mature. But as medical and technological advances increase […]
How Long Should We Live- Part II- Just About Right-
Last week I explored the life cycle of pacific salmon, which make the ultimate sacrifice for the next generation. After they spawn, they age and die rapidly, leaving the resources […]
How Long Should We Live? -Part I- Short and to the point
How long should we take to age and die? Asked another way, how long does natural selection want us to live? Let’s examine the short life by talking […]
What is aging?
We know an old person when we see one, but what is aging, the process that got him there? In my novel characters reverse age and become younger, so part […]
The Immortal In Your Garage Part I
Several weekends ago, I got a shock on my way into the Laundromat. A newspaper headline proclaimed that Fairbanks, Alaska had lost an icon. My favorite place to explore, Gold Dredge […]
The Phoenix Series 