Review of the Work of one Biologist: Longevity

Longevity
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For centuries man has always been intrigued by the element surrounding death, and toiled through beliefs and scientific research to try and establish the true nature of death. Ideally death is associated with age (Buffenstein, 2005). As one grows old, their chances of dying increase against all odds. Other than death, old age brings with it is complex set of challenges that are tied to the personal abilities and biological degradation of the cells in the body and therefore organs leading to poor functionality. Living in a state of slow aging process has thus become a topic of intrigue among many biologists and tentatively gerontologists.
In one of the most recent researches, Rochelle Buffenstein has published findings indicating the base model for human aging using the naked mole rats (Buffenstein, 2005). These are longest living rodents that are known to science and thus form a very intriguing subject of study in light of developing mechanisms to delay or simply resist aging (Reddien, Bermange, Murfitt, Jennings & Sánchez Alvarado, 2005). What is more intriguing is the fact that, these rodents have been known to reproduce until they die at ...