Welcome to senescence.info!An educational resource on the science of aging |
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"The knowledge that every ambition is doomed to frustration at the hands of a skeleton have never prevented the majority of human beings from behaving as though death were no more than an unfounded rumor."
Aldous Huxley
Aging, or senescence, is the major cause of suffering, disease, and death in Western civilization. Gerontology, also called biogerontology, is the science that studies the aging process to prevent age-related disease and degeneration, preserve health, and prolong human life. senescence.info aims to highlight the importance of research on aging and give an overview of current knowledge on the biology and genetics of aging, including anti-aging therapies, models and theories of aging. The most ambitious, even if distant, goal of gerontological research is to make aging optional, to cure aging, and the implications of a massive increase in human lifespan due to scientific breakthroughs are also discussed.
senescence.info is aimed at a vast audience and includes tutorials for the non-specialist. Though of course my personal points of view are more prevalent, I try to mention different perspectives even if I do not agree with them. senescence.info and its associated resources were highlighted in Science Magazine.
Prologue
Why I study aging, what is on offer at senescence.info, my goals for this website, and how best to use its resources.
A Vision for senescence.info is an introduction to the problematic of aging that explains why I work on gerontology.
Author Information; for more about me.
Disclaimer and Copyright; please read prior to accessing any information.
Visitor's Resources
An introduction to work done in the biology of aging, its importance, and potential implications.
The Grandparents of Tomorrow is an introduction essay on aging and the ongoing efforts to cure aging originally published in The Futurist.
Anti-Aging Medicine presents and discusses the most popular life-extension and anti-aging treatments.
Caloric Restriction reviews and discusses CR facts and products trying to mimic its effects.
Should We Cure Aging? debates several myths about aging and whether we should aim to cure aging.
How to Become a Biogerontologist offers career advice for students.
Biology of Aging Books; book suggestions and reviews for students and researchers.
Gerontology Information
An overview of current research on the biology of human aging featuring key observations, concepts, and theories.
What Is Aging? defines the basic concepts in the study of longevity and aging.
Some Animals Age, Others May Not; a look at the diverse lifespans and aging phenotypes found in nature.
Comparative Biology of Aging presents trends found in comparative studies of aging.
Is Aging Genetic? discusses the genetic basis of human aging.
The Evolutionary Theory of Aging debates the models and hypotheses put forward to explain how aging evolved.
Human Aging Model Systems introduces and discusses the different model organisms used to study human aging.
Cellular Senescence; cellular models of aging and the rationale behind them.
Telomeres and Telomerase presents the telomeres, their mechanisms, and their relation to human aging.
Why Do We Age? offers an overview of the predominant causal theories of aging.
Damage-Based Theories of Aging introduces and discusses theories of aging based on damage accumulation.
Programmed Theories of Aging introduces and discusses theories of aging based on programmed events.
Turning Back the Clock presents future strategies to delay and reverse human aging.
Godseed speculates how we will be able to change ourselves onto non-aging organisms.
Genomics of Aging
I am the principal investigator of the Integrative Genomics of Ageing Group at the University of Liverpool. Amongst other works, we maintain the Human Ageing Genomic Resources, a series of tools and databases aimed at understanding the genetic basis of human aging.
The Global Sphere
Cooperating and networking are keys to success.
Immortality and Society offers an overview of an world without aging and debates the consequences of an eventual cure for aging.
Bibliography; all references cited in senescence.info.
Who Is Who in Gerontology is a list of individuals and companies working on aging.
Creation date: Circa 1997
Last modified: September 10, 2008
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