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Trouble with Lichen
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<p><i>Trouble with Lichen</i> (published 1960) is a <a href="/facts/Science_fiction/d9hE2Lwt">science fiction</a> novel by British writer <a href="/facts/John_Wyndham_(writer)/gy55yy0U">John Wyndham</a>. </p><p>The plot concerns a young female <a href="/facts/Biochemist/gAWNAY5v">biochemist</a> who discovers that a chemical extracted from an unusual strain of <a href="/facts/Lichen/cfbt9vjj">lichen</a> can be used to slow down the <a href="/facts/Ageing/AxL4qCW4">ageing process</a>, enabling people to live to around 200–300 years. Wyndham speculates how society would deal with this prospect. </p>