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 Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=25694