THE ANTIAGING MOTION HAS RACED IN ADVANCE AMID INTENSE DEBATES; CRITICS OF A GRANDFATHER OF THE FIELD, LEONARD GUARENTE, CONTAIN PREVIOUS PROTéGéS AND RIVALS

Leonard Guarente was 38 and by now a tenured professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technological innovation when he chose to commit himself to one of the most alluring issues in biology: tips on how to decelerate ageing.More than three decades afterwards, the 72-12 months-old Guarente is considered a grandfather of the booming longevity movement.