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#300603 - 06/24/09 05:06 PM The Girl Who Doesn't Age
Red veteran member Registered: 04/27/09	One of the most amazing things I've ever heard of. http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Health/Story?id=7880954&page=1 "Brooke Greenberg is the size of an infant, with the mental capacity of a toddler. She turned 16 in January. " Edited by Red (06/24/09 05:06 PM) _________________________ Doing my part to stick it to THE MAN!
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#300614 - 06/24/09 10:47 PM Re: The Girl Who Doesn't Age [Re: Red]
Dax Administrator Registered: 08/01/99 Loc: New York, NY (New York)	That is astounding, Red. The article also mentioned that TLC was going to do a documentary on her in August.
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#300703 - 06/26/09 04:33 PM Re: The Girl Who Doesn't Age [Re: Dax]
Myrddin Sci/Tech Mod Registered: 01/17/04 Loc: Earth, Solar System, Milky Way	They haven't found a genetic cause yet, and she also suffers from mysterious illness which make her very sick then mysteriously cure themselves. This girl, and the kids with progeria who age at an accelerated rate, both contain clues to extending human lifespan, I am sure. I am also sure this child does age, just not all systems in her body at the same rate. _________________________ "Religions are all alike -- founded upon fables and mythologies" - Thomas Jefferson For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love. - Carl Sagan
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#300718 - 06/26/09 07:54 PM Re: The Girl Who Doesn't Age [Re: Myrddin]
Christian Cagigal new member Registered: 06/18/09 Loc: S.F. Bay Area	I actually met a "girl" who had this same condition when I was a child. Her family was friend of a friend of the family. I was really little but I clearly remember the grown ups explaining to me with all seriousness that the infant was actually older and that she would never grow.... That always stuck with me, now, I'm reading about it! C
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#300898 - 06/30/09 02:27 PM Re: The Girl Who Doesn't Age [Re: Myrddin]
Elena enthusiastic member Registered: 07/10/05 Loc: Moscow, Russia	Originally Posted By: Myrddin They haven't found a genetic cause yet, and she also suffers from mysterious illness which make her very sick then mysteriously cure themselves. This girl, and the kids with progeria who age at an accelerated rate, both contain clues to extending human lifespan, I am sure. I am also sure this child does age, just not all systems in her body at the same rate. It doesn't mean that there is no any genetic cause. Scientists just didn't make any research? because this illness is very rare and such children die within three years. It is a miracle that she is still alive. _________________________ "It is better to be roughly right than precisely wrong"
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