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ProlongIn the fictional Honor Harrington universe, prolong is a genetic engineering process for lifespan extension. It was developed in the Star Kingdom of Manticore two or three generations prior to the series' present (the early 41st century), but is prevalent or at least present in almost all advanced star nations. As of the events of the Honor Harrington series, prolong has only been recently introduced in less developed areas, such as pre-alliance Grayson and the Talbott Cluster. Prolong slows down aging and eventually stops it completely. The 'freeze' does not last forever, but a prolong-affected lifespan is 200-300 years. Aging is 'frozen' at a younger point if the patients ancestors also had prolong. For instance, first-generation recepients will settle at a physical age in their mid-forties, while third-generation recepients will appear to be in their late twenties.
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