Charlie Rose introduces our course.

Please listen to this before the April 2 meeting.

COURSE OUTLINE

Course Outline

I. Introductions, *wikis , news in aging, How to define aging

II. Aging and Agism, What is aging (cont), comparative biology, embryology and the two ways to die.
*Wiki Slime Mold life cycle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictyostelid
NEWS Aging and Death in E. coli http://evilutionarybiologist.blogspot.com/2007/08/even-bacteria-get-old.html


III. Genes and Telemeres
*Wiki Gene history http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene#History
NEWS Can aging be cured?http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-agin/methuselah-laughing-liar_b_74341.html


IV. Brain aging. Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias,
cholesterol.
*Wiki Hippocampus definition and role in memory. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocampus#Role_in_general_memory
News USC Gerontologists Set Longevity Record
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/01/usc-gerontologi.html

V. Heart aging, cholesterol, antioxidants
*Wiki Mitochondria introduction http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitochondria

VI. Stem cells
wiki. Cellular senesence http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senescence#Cellular_senescence
News Sirnaomics The Cell Nucleus and Aging: Tantalizing Clues and Hopeful Promises
Paola Scaffidi, Leslie Gordon, Tom Misteli
News http://biology.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.

VII. Host defenses
wiki The immune system intro and layered defences http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Immune_system
News
News Fighting Diseases Of Aging By Wasting Energy, Rather Than Dieting -- Works For Mice
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/12/.htm

VIII. Future of aging research, Ethics
No wiki
News Reason as Our Guide
http://biology.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.
* A wiki is a brief description led by a class member on a topic found in the web site
,Wikipedia.