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		jtbayly on Oct 8, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Combination of Rapamycin and Acarbose significantl... … in spite of being around for millennia.

lambdafourtwo on Oct 8, 2022 [–]

The scientific method came around 1600s. Statistics existed in 1662.

Science itself has not existed for a millenia.

jtbayly on Oct 8, 2022 | [–]

Longevity research has, though. Philosophers stone, fountain of youth, these are the same things we seek today, through new means.

lambdafourtwo on Oct 9, 2022 | | [–]

Doesn't count as research imo. It's more speculation and musings. Research requires actual science.

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