The search for an elixir of life has taken people to some strange places. Few, though, are stranger than rotifers.

寻长寿不老秘方的研究已经将人们带领到一些未知领域，而这些领域不会比轮虫更陌生。

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They have sought it since the first alchemist put an elixir of life on the same shopping list as a way to turn lead into gold.

探索从第一位炼金术士把不老长寿药和点石成金看成同一类目标开始。

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According to the myth of the moon, Chang E drank the elixir of life and Wu Kang cut down the cassia tree which can restore itself with each blow, implying an immortal spirit of life.

在关于月亮的神话中，嫦娥喝下了不死药，而吴刚砍伐着一株永远砍不倒的桂树，这些意象都包含着一种“永生”的观念。

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All of the attributes described in it, if sustained, provide the elixir of life.

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It is not an elixir of life, for eventually the body will run out of cells, as more and more of them reach their Hayflick limits.

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The thought of James Blunt being played at my funeral has made me redouble my efforts to find the elixir of eternal life.

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