On July 4,1776,the Second Continental Congress passed a unanimous declaration saying that "life"is a fundamental right and that " governments are instituted to "secure"this right.In the last decade significant progress has been made towards understanding the aging process;why we slowly deteriorate,become susceptible to a variety of diseases and inevitably die, only to become food for the ecosystem.The seminal work being undertaken in laboratories all over this country in order to vanquish the terminal condition we call death must be supported.The United States needs to be in the the forefront of a "War On Aging".The Declaration of Independence wisely put "Life"as the first inalienable "right" mentioned in the Declaration of Independence and it is incumbent on our government to act now!



