Looking For Immortality
Could old age one day become a curable disease?
Will we ever be immortal? Is living better, healthier, longer lives what science and technology have in store for us in the short run? Paraplegics can now start walking again thanks to robotic exoskeletons. Google has poached the best researchers of the planet to put a final end to diseases related to aging. In the meantime, a myriad of start-ups are testing new ways and drugs that could make us immortal. At a time when anti-aging medicine is on the rise, could old age one day become a curable disease?
Do you want to live forever? At a time when anti-aging medicine is on the rise, could old age one day become a curable disease? Join the pioneers of science and medicine searching for immortality. Recent strides forward in robotics have enabled paraplegics to compete in Olympic style competitions. “With the exoskeleton, I had this sensation of having been given a new body”, says gymnast Silke Pan, paralysed from the neck down. In the field of medicine though, the tech industry's push towards reverse ageing drugs and cloud-based afterlifes have been met with scepticism. “Anti-aging medication is really a quasi-utopic dream.” says one geriatrician.
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