From: Robert J. Bradbury (bradbury@aeiveos.com)
Date: Wed Dec 25 2002 - 19:55:16 MST
On Wed, 25 Dec 2002, Reason wrote:
> Here's an idea; instead of discussing this back and forth to no useful
> conclusion, e-mail the guy and ask. Tell us the answer, then we can discuss
> back and forth to no useful conclusion. We live in the 21st century now,
> after all.
Resonable suggestion, but this article:
University Of Illinois At Chicago Researchers Find "Fountain Of Youth" Gene
http://www.seniorjournal.com/NEWS/Aging/10-01-1YouthGene.htm
Suggest that it is Robert Costa that is the source of the problem
unless he is being completely misquoted. E.g.
"Ponce de Leon was looking in the wrong place for the fountain of youth,"
said Costa. "He should have been looking for the FoxM1B gene."
The fact that the research is being supported by "The National Institute
of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of
Health" who are not experts on aging suggests to me that things are being
stretched.
My success rate of late with email to academics has not been high.
So its either getting filtered or they just aren't responding. It isn't
clear to me how most universities are dealing with the growing volume of SPAM.
So I'd have to get on the phone and I'm not sure I'm that ambitious
(given that they can refuse to take your calls or you end up playing phone tag).
Robert
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