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• Life extension — refers to an increase in maximum or average lifespan, especially in humans, by slowing down or reversing the processes of aging. Average lifespan is determined by vulnerability to accidents and age related afflictions such as cancer or… …   Wikipedia

• Biological immortality — refers to a stable rate of mortality as a function of chronological age. Some individual cells and entire organisms in some species achieve this state either throughout their existence or after living long enough. This requires that death occur… …   Wikipedia

• Indefinite lifespan — is a term used in the life extension movement to refer to the longevity of humans, and other lifeforms, under conditions in which aging can be effectively and completely prevented and treated. Such individuals would still be susceptible to… …   Wikipedia

• Death — For other uses, see Death (disambiguation) and Dead (disambiguation). Dying redirects here. For the process of coloring, see Dyeing. For other uses, see Near death (disambiguation). The human skull, widely considered a symbol of death Death is… …   Wikipedia

• Alex Comfort — Alexander Comfort, MB BChir, PhD, DSc (10 February 1920 – 26 March 2000) was a medical professional, gerontologist, anarchist, pacifist, conscientious objector and writer, best known for The Joy of Sex, which played a part in what is often… …   Wikipedia

• Gerontology — (from the Greek γέρων, geron, old man and λογία, logy, study of ; coined by Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov in 1903) is the study of the social, psychological and biological aspects of aging. It is distinguished from geriatrics, which is the branch of… …   Wikipedia

• Aubrey de Grey — In Los Angeles, California, 2008 Born 20 April 1963 (1963 04 20) (age 48) London, England Residence …   Wikipedia

• David H. Murdock — Not to be confused with David Murdoch. David H. Murdock (left) in 2009, receiving his high school diploma. David Howard Murdock (born April 10, 1923 in Ohio) is an American businessman. Forbes ranks him as the 130th richest person in the Forbes… …   Wikipedia

• S. Jay Olshansky — Stuart Jay Olshansky (born in 1954) is currently a Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago and a Research Associate at the Center on Aging at the University of Chicago and at the London School of Hygiene… …   Wikipedia

• Denham Harman — (born February 14, 1916), MD, PhD, FACP, FAAA biogerontologist is Professor emeritus at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.[1][2][3] Harman is widely known as the father of the free radical theory of aging .[2][3] …   Wikipedia

• Durk Pearson — Durk Pearson, born in 1943 in Illinois, is best known for coauthoring a series of books on longevity, beginning with Life Extension: A Practical Scientific Approach. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Publications 4 …   Wikipedia