Breaking the trance? Enabling dissenting views on immortalism.

From: Health Law Review | Date: September 22, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

From ancient stories, such as The Epic of Gilgamesh, to modern snake oil merchants and science fiction enthusiasts, humans have long dreamt of overcoming death, or at least putting it off for a few years.* (1) Recent breakthroughs in the understanding of aging have led some to believe that aging can be dramatically slowed, and researchers, such as Cambridge-based Aubrey de Grey, are suggesting that it could be reversed or postponed indefinitely, allowing humans to live for up to several thousand years. (2)

These optimists have spawned a movement of like-minded life extension ...

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