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What if we didn't have to grow old and die? Life expectancy of Americans used to be about 50, now it's closing in on 80. Researchers are working on cures for diseases and biotechnology that could arrest the process of aging.

The Intelligence Squared debate motion is: "Lifespans are long enough."
YES: Ian Ground, philosopher at the  University of Newcastle and Paul Root Wolpe, dir. of the Emory Center for Ethics.
NO: Aubrey de Grey, chief science office of SENS and Brian Kennedy, CEO of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging.

What if we didn't have to grow old and die? Life expectancy of Americans used to be about 50, now it's closing in on 80. Researchers are working on cures for diseases and biotechnology that could arrest the process of aging. The Intelligence Squared debate motion is: "Lifespans are long enough."

Intelligence Squared debate: Are lifespans long enough?

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