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The College of Science presents the second of six free lectures on the effects of long life, addressing the opportunities and costs of the new longevity, the biology of aging, the effects of aging on the brain, regenerative medicine, the impact on global populations and the increasing intimacy between informatics and the aged.

Janko Nikolich-Zugich, professor and department head of Immunobiology and co-director of the UA's Arizona Center on Aging, presents "The Biology of Aging: Why Our Bodies Grow Old."

All organisms age, but we really do not have a clear explanation how and why. Do we have to grow old? Can we identify processes that can impact aging of particular parts of our bodies or, even better, of our entire bodies? Where do we stand with anti-aging interventions?

This lecture will address theories of aging, emphasizing those that show most potential promise. The incredible promise of research on aging to extend healthspan and lifespan will be contrasted with the vast and unregulated world of anti-aging supplements and with the incredibly small investment we are making in developing credible anti-aging interventions.