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Robert McNeil: Want to live to 100? Give up now, it doesn't matter how much green muck you eat



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Published Date: 24 October 2008
LIKE most people, I believe life is a series of tortures, designed by an evil god to try us for his amusement. That said, I'd like to live to 100, provided I've a full complement of marbles and can still stravaig hither, and occasionally yon, withoot keeling over every five steps.
Most of the recent talk about extending the human lifespan has focused on genetic jiggerypokery. This is an attractive proposition as it demands little of us, other than to sit doon while a doctor administers a jag containing serum that will alter ou...



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  • Last Updated: 23 October 2008 7:58 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Robert McNeil
 
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Hugo of Garven,

24/10/2008 09:17:42
If the Incorporated Society of Feckless Idlers (ISOFI) had been named the Incorporated Federation of Feckless Idlers then the acronym (IFOFI) would be palindromic.

Otherwise, it is an interesting and thought-provoking article.

 

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