y done in New England, 79 centenarians all lived independently through their early 90's, and take an average of just one medica-tion (Cowley 59). One man, Miller Quarles, believes, "Old age is a disease. It can be cured." Dr. Walter M. Bortz of Stanford University thinks people should stay alive to 100 years of age. He believes the human body is built to last to the age of 120 years old (Hittner 126). A doctor with an opposing view believes that the length of our life is greatly determined by our hereditary genes, and that not everyone has what it takes to live to be 100 (Hittne
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