Flamboyant pop music icon Prince celebrated his 53rd birthday in 2011. Yep, you read that right. Our planet has experienced decades of "Purple Rain," and no matter how old and busted that makes you feel, it's clear that Prince's genes didn't get the memo. The man looks as youthful as ever. Will he ever age? And if he does, will he ever die?
Sure, the human species evolved to reach maturity, pass on some genes and then exit stage left. But thanks to the ongoing breakthroughs in the field of gerontology (the social, psychological and biological study of aging), it all might eventually become a thing of the past. Just think of life as an endless Prince and the New Power Generation concert with infinite encores.
Noted gerontologist Aubrey de Grey is one of the foremost advocates of this view of ageless, healthy human life. In his headline-catching research, de Grey takes the historically futile war against aging and breaks it down to seven individual battles, ranging from brain cell death to cancer. Each of these battles, he argues, is surmountable given sufficient scientific advancement.
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