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B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aging is inevitable and everyone goes through it. Not everybody enjoys the aging process and some even hope they don’t age a day. Recently, in molecular biologist David Sinclair\u2019s lab at Harvard Medical School, old mice are growing young again. Scientists have the goal of doing the same for humans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read this article to know more about the ‘Benjamin Button’ effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2022\/06\/02\/health\/reverse-aging-life-itself-scn-wellness\/index.html<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. What does “caveat<\/strong>” mean, “With that caveat<\/span><\/strong>, Sinclair is willing to share his tips: He keeps his starches and sugars to a minimum and gave up desserts at age 40 (although he does admit to stealing a taste on occasion).<\/em>“? Use this word in a sentence.<\/li>
  2. What does “ravage<\/strong>” mean, “It\u2019s a permanent reset, as far as we can tell, and we think it may be a universal process that could be applied across the body to reset our age,\u201d said Sinclair, who has spent the last 20 years studying ways to reverse the ravages<\/span><\/strong> of time.<\/em>“? Use it in a sentence.<\/li>
  3. What does “expunge<\/span>” mean, “A study\u00a0<\/strong>published in 2016\u00a0by researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California, showed signs of aging could be expunged<\/span><\/strong> in genetically aged mice, exposed for a short time to four main Yamanaka factors, without erasing\u00a0<\/strong>the cells\u2019 identity.<\/em>“? Use it in a sentence.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. What is your reaction to this research? Do you support this kind of research? Why or why not?<\/li>
    2. Do you think it’s possible to reverse the aging of humans without any complications? Share your thoughts.<\/li>
    3. In your opinion, what do you think are the pros and cons of reverse aging?<\/li>
    4. Would you like to be young again? Why or why not?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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