But the 47-year-old gerontologist (who studies the process of ageing) says his belief that he might live to the very ripe old age of 1, 000 is founded not on faith but science.

不过这位47岁的老年病学家(研究老化过程者)表示，他相信自己有可能活到1000岁，是根据科学而不是根据信仰。

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It looks unlikely that medical science will abolish the process of ageing. But it no longer looks impossible.

医学看来还不太可能消除人类衰老的进程，不过这事现在看起来却不再是绝对不可能。

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The process of ageing is a complex matter in which many different genes appear to be involved, but in time it may become possible to use gene therapy to slow down ageing, if not eliminate it.

衰老过程是一个复杂的事情，涉及到许多不同的基因。但是，人们即使不能消除衰老，最终也能够用基因疗法减缓衰老。

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Most intriguingly of all, it seems that it can slow the process of ageing.

ECONOMIST: Exercise and longevity

Regardless of the biochemical details, the most intriguing thing Dr Baker's result provides is a new way of thinking about how to slow the process of ageing and one that works with the grain of nature, rather than against it.

ECONOMIST: A way to counteract part of the process of growing old

"Findings on the genetics of a particular nematode worm may not be directly relevant to the complex process of ageing as it happens in higher animals such as the human, " the association added.

BBC: Antioxidants 'cannot slow ageing'