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Apr 21, 2006
"Youth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old." --Franz Kafka
Why Do Some People Live So Long
"Have you ever eaten a special health diet, yogurt, for instance?" Barzilai inquires. "No." "What about exercise?" "No." "Did you smoke?" "Still do. I started when I was 30 ... Why exactly are you asking me these sorts of questions?" "Because, Mrs. Poley, I'm trying to discover why you've outlived many of the doctors who long ago told you to quit smoking," Barzilai says, smiling. Nir Barzilai isn't advocating smoking or not exercising -- he's tracking down genes that help centenarians elude killer disease.
BE THE CHANGE
What would the world look like from the eyes of someone born before 1900? CS Monitor asks ten centenarians. More ...
