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People Died Younger in the "Good Old Days"
Epidemiological studies and public health awareness have drastically reduced the number of people who are struck down in their prime by deadly diseases.
December 15, 2010
Leonard Guarente
Dr. Leonard P. Guarente is an American biologist and director of MIT's Glenn Laboratory for the Science of Aging, where he is also a Novartis Professor of Biology. He is best known for his research on longevity and specifically for uncovering the gene in yeast that governs the organism's life span. He is the author of "Ageless Quest: One Scientist's Search for Genes That Prolong Youth," which was published in 2003 by Cold Spring Harbor Press.
