🚀 go-pugleaf

I remember this thread popped up a few weeks ago, and it turns out
there's a nice little article about the current state of gerontology
in the November 2 issue of _Science_ (the one with the possum on the
cover, awwwww, in't e cuuuute?). First, there's a sort of general
interest approach article, pages 622-625, and there's a rather more
technical article in the journal proper, reference as follows:
 
Olshansky, S. Jay, Bruce A. Carnes and Christine Cassel. 1990.
In search of Methuselah: estimating the upper limits to human
longevity. _Science_ 250: 634-640.
 
In case anyone is still interested.....by the way, the authors
say it looks bad if you want to get expected life duration of
over 85 years.....
 
Josh Hayes, Zoology Department, Miami University, Oxford OH 45056
voice: 513-529-1679      fax: 513-529-6900
jahayes@miamiu.bitnet, or jahayes@miamiu.acs.muohio.edu
"It is always wise to remember that it was the gods who put
 nipples on men, seeds in pomegranates, and priests in temples."