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Gerontologists and the media in a time of gerontologyexpansion

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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.

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Le Bourg, É. Gerontologists and the media in a time of gerontologyexpansion. Biogerontology 1, 89–92 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010021302608

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