Breaking the trance? Enabling dissenting views on immortalism.
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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.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Health law review
دوره 15 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006