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Most genetic screens for life-span regulators in Drosophila and other organisms, such as C. elegans , have involved loss-of-function mutations and therefore have identified negative regulators of life span [ 14, 15, 42, 43].
The critics gripe a bit but still give a standing ovation to Mike Leigh's ( Secrets and Lies ) new film, about a short span in the lives and work of Gilbert and Sullivan as they compose and stage The Mikado . "Only a lunatic would call Topsy-Turvy , with its lame first hour and host of loose ends, a masterpiece, but by the finale I was ready to have myself committed" (David Edelstein, Slate ). It's "one of those films that create a mix of erudition, pageantry and delectable acting opportunities, much as Shakespeare in Love did last year," and it "vigorously and amusingly explore[s] what it means for an artist to renew his energies by returning to square one" (Janet Maslin, the New York Times ). Several note its slow start and general disorganization: "[I]t teases us with the feeling that Leigh had a basic plan for the picture and never realized it" (Stanley Kauffmann, the New Republic ). (Click to read the rest of Edelstein's review in
But if this result could be replicated in humans, then the prospect of DR to increase life span would be eminently more attractive than overall CR.
Drosophila life span.
Seldom in a political spot would we experience so wordless a span.