X-Message-Number: 26890 Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 10:41:27 -0400 (EDT) From: Curry Taylor <> Subject: Re: CryoNet #26882 - #26889 References: <> Two interesting things today, in my opinion: An article on future "anti-aging" shot on Yahoo!: http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20050825/hl_hsn/isalongevityvaccineontheway and Cornell University is now offering an entire class devoted to the goal of an end to senescence and aging (well, studying background material on aging, too): PSYCH 527 BIONB 420-02, BIONB 720-05 The Quest for Agelessness. Prof. Bruce P. Halpern Credit Hours: 4 credits spring 2005 W 3:30-5:00 Prerequisites: An introductory course in biology or psychology, plus a second course in neurobiology or biopsychology. A course in biochemistry, genetics or molecular biology, or equivalent, is strongly recommended. Grading Option: Letter or S-U. Day/Time: Wednesday 3:30-5:00 Enrollment limit: 30 Final exam?: No final examination. A course-related web site or a term-paper in digital format will be required. Description: This seminar course will be an overview of the molecular-biology-of aging. Connections to the sociobiology of science and molecular biology entrepreneurship will be considered. The focus of this course will be the book: ~SAgeless Quest: One Scientist's Search for Genes That Prolong Youth~T. Lenny Guarente, Hardcover, 2002, Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory. ISBN: 0879696524. List Price: $19.95. The readings provided in the book will be supplemented and expanded by current on-line journal articles, reviews, and other references. Brief written statements by email of questions and problems related to each set of assigned readings will be required in advance of each class meeting and will be automatically distributed to all members of the class. This course will be taught using the Socratic Method, in which the instructor asks questions of the students. Students will read, analyze, and discuss in class difficult original literature dealing with the nature of aging, the molecular biology of aging, and potential interventions. Students are expected to come to each class having already thought about the background, methods, results, and conclusions of the assigned readings, and to take an active part in every class. A course-related web site or a term-paper in digital format will be required. Curry Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=26890