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Can I Live to be 125?
Maybe. And maybe not. Scores of scientists who will tell you about the myriad emerging anti-aging treatments, and will lather at the mouth in their excitement over the possibility of creating livers and hearts from stem cells. You can also find lots of researchers who pooh-pooh the idea and, while they are as gung-ho as anyone about improving the quality of life, see little future in the quest for eternal life.
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    National Aging Information Center
    Databases and reports on aging, links to the National Library of Medicine and related sources from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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    Advice on health and fitness designed to make growing older easier, from the New York State Office for the Aging