Scientists discover genes that slow aging.

From the Telegraph- read here.

duno bout u, but tis is news to me. Imagine if we could simply turn those genes on and off at will by say, popping a pill...this is completely within human reach, I think. Science is potentially apocalyptic and awesome at the same time. Imagine if we never had to grow old. Earth would just die.

Another interesting article on aging and developmental drift, if you're interested. Here's a short paragraph from it that sums up what I thought was exciting:

"If aging is not a cost of unavoidable chemistry but is instead driven by changes in regulatory genes, the aging process may not be inevitable. It is at least theoretically possible to slow down or stop developmental drift."