X-Message-Number: 25694
From: "Igor Artyuhov" <>
Subject: Re: #25662: A4M article re. immortality [Olaf Henny]
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 18:17:57 +0300

> This URL will get you to the original Pravda English language article

The article mentioned deals with the works of Vladimir Skulachev - a
well-known biochemist, full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (that
is the topmost level in the scientific hierarchy here in Russia),
Editor-in-chief of the journal "Biochemistry" (English edition:


http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,11855,5-10027-70-35664293-detailsPage%253Djournal%257Cdescription%257Cdescription,00.html,
http://www.maik.rssi.ru/cgi-bin/journal.pl?name=biochmsc&page=main; online
version:
http://protein.bio.msu.su/biokhimiya/index.htm). For the last several years
he has been endeavoring to develop a means to stop or reverse the
"programmed" component of senescence. In the past weeks there has been an
outbreak of media comments on his attempts. For example, I can mention an
interview with him in "Novaya Gazeta"
(http://2005.novayagazeta.ru/nomer/2005/09n/n09n-s33.shtml *), a large
article in the popular magazine "Ogoniok"
(http://www.ogoniok.com/win/200506/06-18-21.html *) and a TV show this
Sunday on the RTR channel (http://www.vesti7.ru/news?id=5666 *).

Another TV show is scheduled for the mid-March on the NTV channel. It will
include several interviews with scientists researching in the field of
longevity and immortality - among them Skulachev, Yuri Pichugin, Alexander
Bolonkin, Aleksey Karnaukhov and me.

This Monday Skulachev will make a big public presentation at Moscow State
University (http://www.fbb.msu.ru/Lektor.html *). It will take place in
University's Big Hall that allows the presence of a lot of attendees, what
is highly unusual for such an event. His lecture is titled  "Senescence as
an Atavistic Program To Be Rejected".

It seems possible that Skulachev has achieved some significant success in
his work. I'll definitely be at the presentation and try to understand what'
s going on.

Merry Eternity,
Igor Artyuhov

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