By Tanner Garrity Most of us consider aging to be as inevitable as death itself. We’ve seen loved ones go through it, and we’ve felt its effects within our own bodies and brains. It’s not that we don’t fear it. Who wants to waste away? But we accept, because there doesn’t seem to be any choice, that on our way out the door we’ll slowly lose our self-awareness, wit, motor function and memories. There are scientists out there, however, who don’t view aging as inevitable. They view it as a disease. And as with any other headline-grabbing disease — AIDs, cancer, heart disease, cystic fibrosis, etc…