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might be, though not doing at seventy what we did at twenty. I think 

 also we were given hope (in the not too distant future) of a highly 

 selective human Ford service — so that when the doctor diagnoses our 

 organs as being tired or out of date we should be able to apply for a 

 reconditioned heart, a "decoked" artery, or a relined lung. 



It is my pleasant duty as chairman to express on your behalf our 

 thanks to the Ciba Foundation for permitting us to hold this colloquium. 

 We have all learnt a lot from meeting one another and from the 

 stimulating ideas which have been aired in this room. It is the first time 

 the Ciba Foundation have broached the subject of ageing, and the first 

 really representative conference in this country on the biological aspects. 

 With it has gone a number of things that deserve mention. We have 

 been honoured by the presence, as host on behalf of the Foundation, of 

 Lord Beveridge, one of the pioneers in social reform for the aged, and, 

 at the dinner, of Dr. Adrian, the President of the Royal Society. Finally 

 this conference has coincided with the announcement of a generous 

 scheme by the Ciba Foundation designed to encourage and develop 

 research on the problems of ageing. 



