NISHIHARA: Sweet tropical smells drift through Shinkichi Tawada’s laboratory as he stirs an amber liquid that he believes could be the secret behind the historic longevity of people in southern Japan.

The elixir is an extract from a plant known locally as “getto,” and he says experiments show it can prolong life by as much as a fifth.

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