Gerontologists and the media in a time of gerontologyexpansion
- 1 January 2000
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Biogerontology
- Vol. 1 (1) , 89-92
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1010021302608
Abstract
Gerontology research is now of high concern,particularly to the media, and a risk could exist thatgerontologists may give people false hopes or prematureconclusions. This article describes two examples: thehypothesis that median longevity will be 150 yearsin 2100, and the recent results on telomerase. Itis concluded that it is prudent forgerontologists to maintain a cautious attitude withthe media.Keywords
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