The importance of longevity science
Several years ago, I got stuck in a monstrous traffic jam while heading to the Phoenix airport on Interstate 10. It was the kind of situation where cars were completely stuck and barely inching forward. The traffic jam itself lasted more than two hours and, afterwards, huge numbers of people pulled into the next rest stop on the highway.
I pulled into this rest area and remember seeing an elderly couple holding on to each other and walking very, very slowly to the restrooms. It was clear that this everyday task of simply walking to…