Advancing life expectancy - might we outlive Methuselah?
What age would you like to live to? We are all living longer, into our 80s for many of us, longer for others. But what about the ethics and the impact on our planet?
What age would you like to live to? We are all living longer, into our 80s for many of us, longer for others.
But what age, potentially, could humans live to?
Our expert guests believe that advances in technology might mean humans living to- wait for it- 20,000 years old!
Apparently it's all about finding a way to eliminate ageing at the cellular level by reprogramming our cells and genes- easy!
But even if one day the science existed to allow us to live into our thousands, should we? What ethical challenges and dilemmas arise by prolonging humanity's time on earth?
Presenter Audrey Carville in conversation with Joao Pedro Megalhaes, Professor of Molecular Biogerontology at the Institute of Inflammation and Ageing at the University of Birmingham and Professor Peter Stenvinkel- Professor of Nephrology at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.
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- Sun 28 Jan 2024 08:30主播大秀 Radio Foyle & 主播大秀 Radio Ulster
