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A biomedical gerontologist and chief scientist of a foundation dedicated to longevity research, de Grey reckons that within his own lifetime doctors could have all the tools they need to "cure" aging -- banishing diseases that come with it and extending life indefinitely.

A gene in algae may make it possible to cure blindness in humans.

Scientists in Newcastle use a stem cell technique to repair the vision of a man partially blinded in an ammonia attack.