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Genomics and human life span—what's left to extend?

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EDITOR'S NOTE: Production errors were discovered within this Commentary. Please see the attached footnote for a detailed explanation of the errors. The PDF available on the web provides the corrected version of this article. Details of the corrections were also printed in the June issue as an Erratum. Nature Biolotechnology apologizes for any confusion this may have caused.

The following production errors have been discovered in this article: 1) In paragraph 7, the text "It is" has been changed to "They are". The sentence should now read: "They are made to remind us that miracles of science have played only minor, though heroic, roles in obtaining 50 years of life for potentially all people, that these advances have come mostly from extending to many the conditions of ample nutrition and other public health measures. And they are made to remind us that future applications from technology are defined now in term of providing more and more resources for less and less advance in a span of problematic quality of life".

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  1. NOTE: The following production errors have been discovered in this article: 1) In paragraph 7, the text "It is" has been changed to "They are". The sentence should now read: "They are made to remind us that miracles of science have played only minor, though heroic, roles in obtaining 50 years of life for potentially all people, that these advances have come mostly from extending to many the conditions of ample nutrition and other public health measures. And they are made to remind us that future applications from technology are defined now in term of providing more and more resources for less and less advance in a span of problematic quality of life".

    2) A production error resulted in incorrect reference numbering of this Commentary. On May 30, 2001, the PDF was updated on the web. Details of the corrections were also printed in the June issue as an Erratum.

    3) Reference number 2 and 4 should not have been included within this Commentary. On May 30, 2001, the PDF was updated on the web. Details of the corrections were also printed in the June issue as an Erratum .

    We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.

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