The dream of staying young

by GERLINDE FELIX

to be immortal; is an old dream of the people. That's what the Epic of Gilgamesh is all about, one of the oldest written poems that has been handed down over 4000 years ago. A wise man gives the immortalizing herb of life to the Sumerian king Gilgamesh - but the king loses it. In the end, immortality is reserved for the gods.

Today's anti-aging research is not exactly about immortality, but about as old as possible. The goal is to slow down the aging process for as long as...

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