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For more details concerning the BIOMEDEX 2005 program, please visit the
event's Web site at: http://www.biomedex.

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The main findings of the survey are:

-- President Bush's ratings are 48 percent positive , 51 percent negative,
down slightly from his November ratings of 50 percent positive and 49
percent negative.g., for likely voters).

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RATINGS % After 2003 2003 2003 2003 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 Now
9 /11
President
George W.
(1) Including judicial and legal issues, moral values , and campaign
finance

Methodology
The Harris Poll(R) was conducted by telephone within the United States
between February 8 and 13, 2005 among a nationwide cross section of 1,012
adults (aged 18 and over).

Press Contacts:
Nancy Wong
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Harris Interactive Inc. Jay Olshansky, a researcher in the School of Public Health at the
University of Illinois in Chicago, and Dr. de Grey will explain how, within 10 short years ,
provided that sufficient funding is available, science should be capable of
tripling the remaining life span of adult mice.

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is better than the President though her initial ratings are far below
those of her predecessor, Colin Powell, who consistently has been the
most popular member of the president's cabinet over the last four
years.

TABLE 3
RATINGS OF VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY
(Not Sure's Excluded)
"And how would you rate the job Vice President Cheney is doing - excellent,
pretty good, only fair or poor?"

Base: All Adults

TREND Positive* Negative**
2005 February % 45 52
2004 November % 48 50
October % 47 51
September % 40 54
August % 40 54
June % 42 49
April % 36 52
February % 41 48
2003 December % 42 47
October % 42 44
August % 42 45
June % 49 40
April % 55 36
February % 45 44
2002 December % 50 37
November % 52 39
October % 54 37
September % 52 37
August % 45 43
July % 46 41
June % 55 34
May % 55 33
April % 55 31
March % 59 29
February % 57 31
January % 55 31
2001 October % 69 20
July % 39 52

*Positive = excellent or pretty good.S.harrisinteractive.hieurope .

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In addition, the President's recent travels
around the country seem to have pushed Social Security to the top of the list
as the most important issue the American public thinks the government should
address. April June Sept. Bush is doing as president -
excellent, pretty good , only fair, or poor?"

Base: All Adults

TREND Positive* Negative**
2005 February % 48 51
2004 November % 50 49
October % 51 49
September % 45 54
August % 48 51
June % 50 49
April % 48 51
February % 51 48
2003 December % 50 49
October % 59 40
August % 57 41
June % 61 36
April % 70 29
February % 52 46
2002 December % 64 35
November % 65 33
October % 64 35
September % 68 30
August % 63 37
July % 62 37
June % 70 28
May % 74 25
April % 75 23
March % 77 22
February % 79 20
January % 79 19
2001 December % 82 17
November % 86 12
October % 88 11
August % 52 43
July % 56 39
June % 50 46
May % 59 35
March % 49 38
February % 56 26

*Positive = excellent or pretty good.
X = Not mentioned as specific issue. Figures for age, sex, race, education, number of
adults, number of voice/telephone lines in the household, region and size of
place were weighted where necessary to align them with their actual
proportions in the population. EOE M/F/D/V
To become a member of the Harris Poll Online(SM) and be invited to
participate in future online surveys, visit http://www.

Life Expectancy Could Decline in the 21st Century

Professor S.

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Nov. Jay Olshansky, in addition to teaching in the School of
Public Health at the University of Illinois, is also a research associate at
the Center on Ageing at the University of Chicago and at the London School of
Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
His research deals primarily with assessing the upper limits of human
longevity, with the repercussions of health policy associated with the ageing
of the population and with the global repercussions of the re-emergence of
infectious and parasitic diseases.

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These are down substantially from the 47 percent positive, 50
percent negative rating in November. Unfortunately, there are
several other possible sources of error in all polls or surveys that are
probably more serious than theoretical calculations of sampling error . FRC President, Tony Perkins Reacts to State of the Union Address

WASHINGTON, Family Research Council (FRC) President
Tony Perkins released the following statement tonight in response to President
Bush's State of the Union Address:

On Marriage
"President Bush is showing leadership with his support for a
constitutional amendment to uphold traditional marriage and by recognizing the
need to protect the institution of marriage from activist judges. I am pleased in the
president's insistence on an 'up or down' vote for each judicial nominee.

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Following Iraq Elections and State of the Union President Bush's Job Approval Rating Slips

, During a time when there have
been a number of very high profile events (e.
-- Vice President Dick Cheney 's ratings at 45 percent positive and 52
percent negative are also down from his 48 percent positive, 50 percent
negative ratings in November.
**Negative = only fair or poor . adult
population had been polled with complete accuracy.

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**Negative = only fair or poor . Olshansky contends that ageing interventions may
eventually be developed, but in the interim there is strong empirical
evidences to suggest that life expectancy could actually decline in the coming
decades.

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Y.5%.com), the 15th
largest and fastest-growing market research firm in the world, is a Rochester,
N.harrispollonline. Dr. de Grey will also explain
how it will one day be possible to extend life for people not only for a few
decades, but indefinitely.

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These are the results of a nationwide Harris Poll of 1,012 U.S. adults
surveyed by telephone by Harris Interactive(R) between February 8 and 13,
2005.
In theory, with a probability sample of this size, one can say with 95
percent certainty that the results have a statistical precision of plus or
minus 3 percentage points of what they would be if the entire U. Aubrey de Grey, a leading light in the field of genetics , has been
conducting research in the area of biogerontology since 1995 and his ultimate
goal is to develop an antidote to human ageing.
Several other noteworthy speakers from biopharmaceutical , pharmaceutical,
and health technology companies are expected at BIOMEDEX 2005, which will be
taking place next March 31 and 30 at the Hotel Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth.info

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-- Condoleezza Rice, who is coming off her inaugural foreign trip as new
Secretary of State, achieves a 52 to 40 percent positive rating.

TABLE 4
RATINGS OF SECRETARY OF STATE CONDOLEEZZA RICE
(Not Sure's Excluded)
"And how would you rate the job Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is doing -
excellent, pretty good, only fair or poor?"

Base: All Adults

TREND Positive* Negative**
2005 February % 52 40

*Positive = excellent or pretty good.
"We are very proud to have been able to bring these two internationally
renowned personalities together to address the numerous research and
investment initiatives currently being devoted to techniques for holding back,
indeed for stopping, the ageing process.

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As a point of comparison, Powell left office with a rating of 66
percent positive, 32 percent negative.
These statements conform to the principles of disclosure of the National
Council on Public Polls.
Harris Interactive combines its intellectual capital, databases and
technology to advance market leadership through U."

On Stem Cell Research
"The president was clear and definite on his plan to spread freedom in the
Middle East however, on the subject of scientific research we, at Family
Research Council , were hoping the president would have taken the opportunity
tonight to educate the American people in the difference between adult and
embryonic stem cells and further explain the importance of funding adult stem
cell research which has yielded over 50 successful treatments as opposed to
embryonic stem cell research which has not yielded a single cure.

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-- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld 's ratings at 42 percent positive, 56
percent negative are the lowest that The Harris Poll has measured for
him. Feb. Oct. offices and wholly owned
subsidiaries: London-based HI Europe (http://www.
Reaching past bi-partisan bickering and returning to the basics of
constitutional responsibility is an impressive statement by the president.

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April Aug. They
include refusals to be interviewed (nonresponse), question wording and
question order, interviewer bias, weighting by demographic control data and
screening (e. It is impossible to quantify the errors
that may result from these factors.com), Paris-based
Novatris (http://www.com. Aubrey de Grey, a researcher in the
Department of Genetics at the University of Cambridge, will challenge each
other's thinking on the issue next March 30, at 1:30 pm, at the Fairmont The
Queen Elizabeth Hotel. Olshansky will be upholding the thesis
that ageing is an inevitable by-product of operating the machinery of life and
that life expectancy could begin to decline in the next few decades.

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' If the president is to accomplish this triad of goals and
do so with scientific success, he must urge greater support for funding adult
stem cell research. 24 - During BIOMEDEX 2005, the pre-eminent
life science industry conference-exhibition in Canada, BIOQuebec and the
Association of the health technologies industry (AITS) are pleased to present
a debate between two renowned scientists on a hot topic frequently in the
news: Immortality , Utopia or Scientific Reality? The distinguished scholars
Dr.
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Most Important Issues
All the recent attention given to Social Security by President Bush ,
policy leaders and the media has pushed this issue to the top of the American
public's list as the most important issue for government to address.
Other important issues that the public wants the government to address are
the war in Iraq (30%), health care (13%), employment/jobs (11%), and the
economy (11%). Dec.
**Negative = only fair or poor.

TABLE 5
RATINGS OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DONALD RUMSFELD
(Not Sure's Excluded)
"And how would you rate the job Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is doing
- excellent, pretty good, only fair or poor?"

Base: All Adults

TREND Positive* Negative**
2005 February % 42 56
2004 November % 47 50
October % 46 50
September % 43 50
August % 45 49
June % 47 47
April % 45 47
February % 50 43
2003 December % 57 38
October % 47 44
August % 55 36
June % 60 32
April % 71 22
February % 56 35
2002 December % 59 30
November % 59 30
October % 60 30
September % 61 27
August % 60 29
July % 56 33
June % 65 24
May % 67 22
April % 70 18
March % 71 18
February % 70 17
January % 77 16
2001 December % 75 14
October % 78 12

*Positive = excellent or pretty good. He is the lead author of: The Quest for Immortality: Science at the
Frontiers of Ageing and holds a Doctorate in sociology/demography from the
University of Chicago.

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Bush 88 52 70 57 50 51 48 50 45 51 50 48
Vice
President %
Dick
Cheney 69 45 55 42 42 41 36 42 40 47 48 45
Secretary
of State %
Condoleezza
Rice ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 52
Secretary of
Defense %
Donald
Rumsfeld 78 56 71 55 57 50 45 47 43 46 47 42

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TABLE 2
PRESIDENT BUSH'S OVERALL JOB RATING
(Not Sure's Excluded)
"How would you rate the job President George W.

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The last
time that The Harris Poll captured the public's sentiment on top issues was
last October and Social Security received only three percent.-based global research company that blends premier strategic consulting
with innovative and efficient methods of investigation, analysis and
application.S.novatris. As the
president spoke of family, faith and freedom, we can only hope that the values
reflected in this address will be upheld by Congress and that they will move
forward and successfully work to pass a constitutional amendment to strengthen
marriage laws nationally."

MONTREAL, Feb.

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**Negative = only fair or poor."

On Judges
"President Bush's strong and assertive view on judgeships and the basic
purpose of the Senate was clear and without question. Over the past ten years, professor
Olshansky has worked on the development of a "biodemographic paradigm" of
mortality - in an effort to understand the biological nature of the dying out
process.

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, the elections in Iraq, the
President 's State of the Union, and the new plan for Social Security), The
Harris Poll(R) finds that President Bush's overall job approval rating has
slipped slightly since November.

TABLE 1
POSITIVE RATINGS TRENDS SINCE 9/11/01: SUMMARY
Base: All Adults

POSITIVE Soon Feb.

President Addresses Family Issues in State of the Union

Aubrey de Grey will be defending the notion
that ageing is a treatable disease and that dramatic increases in life
expectancy are forthcoming, while Dr. Dr.

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During BIOMEDEX 2005 - Two Distinguished Speakers to Square Off in a Debate on Immortality

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Social Security seen as most important issue for the government to address

ROCHESTER, N.

TABLE 6
MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES FOR GOVERNMENT to address
(Spontaneous, Unprompted Replies)
"What do you think are the two most important issues for the government to
address?"

Base: All Adults

Base: All Adults '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01
Jan Feb Feb April May Jan Feb Aug Dec
% % % % % % % % %
Social security X X X X 6 6 24 16 3
The war X X X X X X X X 12
Health care (not Medicare) 31 45 25 16 10 11 12 15 5
The economy (non-specific) 26 12 7 14 8 9 7 5 32
Iraq / Saddam Hussein * * * * * * 1 - -
Federal budget
surplus/deficit 19 8 22 22 20 12 5 4 1
Education 10 6 10 14 15 14 21 25 12
Employment/jobs 19 14 10 9 5 3 4 4 7
Taxes 7 6 12 11 14 16 12 13 6
Terrorism X X X X X X X X 22
National security X X X X X X 2 2 6
Homeland/domestic
security/public safety X X X X X X X X 8

Medicare X X X 3 4 5 5 6 1
Foreign policy (non-specific) 6 4 2 3 3 5 4 3 2
Military/defense x 2 1 1 2 2 2 4 4
Abortion 9 3 3 4 2 2 2 6 1
Immigration * * 2 2 2 1 * 1 1
Domestic/social issues (non-
specific) 10 4 4 4 2 3 2 2 2
(Programs for) the poor/
poverty 7 8 10 2 3 2 2 3 1
Honesty /Integrity/Morals X X X X X X X X X
Medical research X X X X X X X X X
Same sex marriage/rights X X X X X X X X X
Energy/oil prices X X X X X X X X X
Programs for the elderly (not
Medicare/Social Security) 3 2 5 6 1 1 1 2 1

Prescription drug prices X X X X X X X X X
Environment 3 1 1 1 3 2 3 3 1
Human/civil /women's rights X 1 1 2 2 1 * 1 1
Elections/election
process /voter reform X X X X X X X X X
Peace/world peace/nuclear arms 2 1 1 3 1 3 3 1 2
Issues involving children X X X X 2 1 2 1 *
Welfare 2 7 16 13 14 8 4 2 1
Homelessness - - - 3 4 4 3 3 2
Crime/violence 3 36 21 16 19 13 8 10 1
Morality/sex on TV X 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Ethics in government * * * * * * * * 1
Religion (decline of) * * 1 * * 1 * 1 2
Family values (decline of) * * 2 2 2 1 2 1 *
Downsizing government X X X X X X X 1 *
Gun control * 3 2 1 1 1 1 4 *
Housing - X X X X X X X X
School safety X X X X X X X X X
Middle East peace process
between Palestinians and
Israel X X X X X X X X 2

Drugs 3 6 3 4 8 6 2 5 2
Corporate fraud/scandals X X X X X X X X X
Race relations X X X X X 2 * 1 1
Disability X X X X X X X X X
Other(1) 5 8 7 7 8 19 2 19 3
Not sure/refused/no issue 5 8 7 7 9 12 16 18 11

Base: All Adults '02 '03 '03 '04 '04 '04 '04 '05
Dec Jun Oct Feb Aug Sept Oct Feb
% % % % % % % %
Social security 2 4 2 2 5 3 4 37
The war 18 8 18 13 24 24 35 30
Health care (not Medicare) 10 14 13 16 17 21 18 14
The economy (non-specific) 34 25 30 31 32 30 28 11
Iraq / Saddam Hussein 11 3 10 6 6 5 9 11
Federal budget surplus/deficit 1 4 5 5 2 1 2 10
Education 11 13 11 11 9 12 7 7
Employment/jobs 8 8 12 16 10 12 10 6
Taxes 5 11 5 5 4 5 8 5
Terrorism 17 11 7 4 11 14 7 4
National security 3 6 7 4 6 6 5 4
Homeland/domestic security/
public safety 9 3 3 8 5 4 6 3
Medicare 1 4 3 2 3 3 3 3
Foreign policy (non-specific) 4 2 4 6 2 2 3 3
Military/defense 1 5 2 5 4 3 3 3
Abortion 1 1 2 3 3 2 4 2
Immigration 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 2
Domestic/social issues (non-
specific) 2 1 2 4 2 2 2 2
(Programs for) the poor/ poverty 2 3 2 2 1 2 * 2
Honesty/Integrity/Morals X X X X X X 2 1
Medical research X 2 1 * 1 * 2 1
Same sex marriage/rights X X X 1 2 1 1 1
Energy/oil prices X 1 1 * 1 1 1 1
Programs for the elderly (not
Medicare/Social Security) 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 1
Prescription drug prices 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Environment 3 2 1 4 2 1 1 1
Human/civil/women's rights 1 * 1 * * * 1 1
Elections /election process/voter
reform X 1 1 2 2 1 * 1
Peace/world peace/nuclear arms 2 3 2 1 2 * * 1
Issues involving children * * 1 1 * * * 1
Welfare 1 3 2 2 1 1 * 1
Homelessness 2 1 1 1 2 2 * 1
Crime/violence 2 3 1 3 1 1 1 *
Morality /sex on TV X X * 1 1 * 1 -
Ethics in government 1 1 1 1 * * 1 *
Religion (decline of) 1 1 1 * * * 1 *
Family values (decline of) * 1 1 2 1 1 1 -
Downsizing government X X 1 1 * 1 1 *
Gun control * * 1 1 * * 1 -
Housing 1 1 1 * 1 1 * *
School safety X 2 1 * 2 * * -
Middle East peace process between
Palestinians and Israel 2 2 1 * 1 * * *
Drugs 3 3 3 3 2 2 * *
Corporate fraud/scandals 1 1 * * * * * *
Race relations * * * * * * X *
Disability X 1 * 1 * * X *
Other(1) 8 8 3 3 5 1 8 21
Not sure/refused/no issue 10 12 10 15 12 15 9 7

* = Less than 0.com), Tokyo-based Harris Interactive Japan,
through newly acquired WirthlinWorldwide, a Reston, Virginia-based research
and consultancy firm ranked 25th largest in the world, and through an
independent global network of affiliate market research companies."
"President Bush assured the American public that this nation will
'continue to lead the world in medical research that is ambitious, aggressive
and always ethical. S.
The debate will be examining ageing and human mortality, and already
promises to be a lively one. This debate is likely to raise a
certain amount of controversy, because it touches notably upon the ethics and
future of the life sciences", states Perry Niro, Executive Director of
BIOQuebec. He is widely known and
respected for his research, his published work and his conferences on
regeneration and the fountain of youth principle. Dr.