2008.08.15
Rusting Away
Regardless of the slow posting, I do read a lot online (I’m just too lazy lately to post the links!). Recently I found an article on aging in which scientists found evidence that the traditional notion of age, that we simply wear down over time, may not be entirely true. Their research suggests that age might be the result of an evolutionary process. They point to animals that live well into their many hundreds of years like tortoises (laying eggs into their hundreds), certain whales (living to be over 200) and clams (that can make it a whopping 400 years). The money quote for me, though, was this.
“Everyone has assumed we age by rust,” Kim said.
Help me! I’m rusting away!
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