I forwarded that Slate link to my friend in Tbilisi. Maybe she will go get some phages and report back!
ION, I've been reading CSIS essays on global trends, and am getting quite depressed. They are more moderate-to-right than Al Gore, but less optimistic. For example, they believe that human life (at least in the First World) will be extended to 120 years by 2040, if not 2025. For people my age, our dotage will be extended by another 50 years, but for Mal's age group, the whole aging process will slow.
How is that a good thing? We've too many people already, and I don't think we are psyhologically or socially set up for that.