/oss/taxonomy/term/5147/all en /oss/article/critical-thinking-general-science/trying-slow-down-clock <p>Perhaps the oldest formula for trying to beat the aging process can be found in an Egyptian papyrus dating back to circa 1500 B.C. The “Edwin Smith Papyrus” features a “Recipe for Transforming an Old Man into a Youth” that involves rubbing the body with a dried “hemayet” fruit to remove “all weaknesses which are in the flesh.” Unfortunately, nobody has been able to identify what the hemayet fruit is.</p> Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:22:38 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 8601 at /oss