Can Aging Be Cured?
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Friday, May 22, 2015
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"Things that only have a 50% chance of happening 20 years from now are supposed to sound like science fiction." - Aubrey de Grey
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Part 2 of the TED Radio Hour episode The Fountain Of Youth
About Aubrey de Grey's TED Talk
Cambridge researcher Aubrey de Grey argues that aging is merely a disease — and a curable one at that.
About Aubrey de Grey
Aubrey de Grey is the chief science officer and co-founder of the SENS Research Foundation. He argues that aging can be "cured" if it's approached as an "engineering problem." His plan calls for identifying the components that cause human tissue to age, and designing remedies for each— forestalling disease and prolonging healthy life.
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