Today, the quest for the fountain of youth, a field once populated by mystics, charlatans, and quacks, is now being tackled by the world’s leading scientists. Although a cure for aging does not yet exist, scientists are pursuing many promising avenues of research. Already, they can extend the life span of certain animals, but it remains to be seen if this can be transferred to humans.
What aboutthe ethics if immorality? Overcrowding, the increasing wealth gap. Society would become even more narcissistic. Would longer lives mean more children? What opportunities would they face. Evolution itself would be short-circuited.
