Monthly Archives: April 2013

Response to Jim Watson’s wager challenge

Image source This blog entry is in response to the wager challenge in Jim Watson’s post Aging science wager challenges and prizes open to readers of 8 April, 2013.  As you will recall, $2.00 is the total at stake. Normally, … Continue reading

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Autophagy – the housekeeper in every cell that fights aging

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By James P Watson and Vince Giuliano Background and introduction There is a wide variety of genetic manipulations, pharmacologic manipulations, and nutrient manipulations that have been shown to alter lifespan in model organisms.  These include caloric restriction, “loss of function” … Continue reading

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Aging science wager challenges and prizes open to readers.

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Image source Frequent readers of this blog know that James P Watson (Jim) is a colleague and significant contributor to this blog.  Jim recently sent me an e-mail offering to make personal wager bets with me on two questions related … Continue reading

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