> A biomedical gerontologist and chief scientist of a foundation
> dedicated to longevity research, de Grey reckons that within his own
> lifetime doctors could have all the tools they need to "cure" aging
> -- banishing diseases that come with it and extending life
> indefinitely.
In another foray to bridge C.P. Snow's cultural divide, I suggest
Bruce Sterling's _Holy Fire_, a novel that projects the economics, the
society and the concomitant psychological landscape were this research
to come gradually to fruition.
Pace Keith, the matters of overpopulation and resource depletion are
(I would assume intentionally) avoided in order to address the
implications of extended life technology.
- Mike
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Michael Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada .~.
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