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Demi-gods and mortals Medical advances are opening up avenues to immortality. But not for everyone, and could we cope with the consequences?
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We are all programmed to age and die, but it doesn't have to be
that way. If cells were not programmed to age, if the telomeres,
which govern the number of times a cell may divide, didn't shorten
with each division, if our bodies could repair damage due to disease
and ageing "from within", we would certainly live longer and
healthier lives and might even become immortal.
Scientists from all over the world are reporting research which
could, in principle, lead to the indefinite extension of life,
reprogramming cells so that they did not age, making telomeres that
would constantly renew ...
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Navy Showcases Local Sailors, Global Mission During Greenville Navy Week.
M2 Presswire
; M2 PRESSWIRE-14 October 2009-US NAVY: Navy Showcases Local Sailors, Global Mission During Greenville Navy Week(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS RDATE:13102009 By Chief Mass Communication Specialist Steve Johnson, Office of Navy Community...
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NAVY LEADER SAYS VIEQUES ALTERNATIVE CAN BE FOUND BUT SOME SAY RANGE COULD STAY OPEN IF SEARCH IS UNSUCCESSFUL.(FRONT)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot
; ...THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT WASHINGTON -- The Navy's civilian leader said Friday that the...defense officials acknowledged that a new Navy proposal could permit the range to stay...if the search proves fruitless. While Navy Secretary Gordon England underscored his...
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NAVY RESERVISTS MOBILIZED TO CONTINUE CUSTOMS INSPECTION MISSION
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; The U.S. Navy issued the following press release: By Lt. Karin R. Burzynski...Expeditionary Logistics Support Force Public Affairs Approximately 445 Navy Reservists mobilized by the Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group (NAVELSG) began four...
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Navy customs mission makes history.
Newspaper article from: Navy Supply Corps Newsletter
; ...visit Aug. 2 collecting oral histories about the Navy Customs Battalion missions at the Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group in Williamsburg...Since December 2004, NAVELSG has been mobilizing Navy Reservists to fulfill a customs inspection mission...
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Navy Working To Bring Small Businesses Into Open Architecture Effort.
Newspaper article from: Defense Daily
; By Geoff Fein The Navy is trying very hard to get its message...a more competitive atmosphere, said a Navy official. "We are trying to work very...Sandel, deputy assistant secretary of the Navy integrated warfare systems, told Defense...
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Navy Baseball: Navy cut down in California
Newspaper article from: Capital (Annapolis)
; The Navy baseball team gave up six runs in the first...at Carroll B. Land Field in San Diego. Navy (5-13) lost its third-straight. The...to 0-4, and added two in the second off Navy reliever Robert Herrick. The Mids pulled...
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Navy League Service to Reservists Gets Boost from Cotton
Magazine article from: Sea Power
; Navy League efforts to strengthen its connections with Navy Reserve units and members were given a boost recently by Vice Adm. John G. Cotton, chief of the Navy Reserve. In a Feb. 28 letter to all Navy Reservists, Cotton...
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Navy blasts Temple
Newspaper article from: Capital (Annapolis)
; ...historic accomplishments, there was no way Navy's seniors were going to lose their last game at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Interestingly...added 114 yards and two touchdowns to lead Navy in a 42-6 rout of downtrodden Temple before...
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Navy day: A movable celebration?
Magazine article from: Sea Power
; Historical Perspective In 1919, the Navy League of the United States, then less...nation's future as a world power, the Navy League's leadership had built a strong...leaders about the need for a strong U.S. Navy and American merchant fleet. Congress...
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Navy Roundup: Navy rallies for Army split
Newspaper article from: Capital (Annapolis)
; The Navy baseball team turned to a trio of freshmen...earning the split with its win in game two, Navy kept its Patriot League playoff hopes alive...Cross, and Lehigh at 7-11 in the league. Navy holds the tie-breaker over Holy Cross after...
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