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New Methuselahs Av John K. (associate Professor California State University Fullerton) Davis

<b>An examination of the ethical issues raised by the possibility of human life extension, including its desirability, unequal access, and the threat of overpopulation.</b><p>Life extension—slowing or halting human aging—is now being taken seriously by many scientists. Although no techniques to slow human aging yet exist, researchers have successfully slowed aging in yeast, mice, and fruit flies, and have determined that humans share aging-related genes with these species. In <i>New Methuselahs</i>, John Davis offers a philosophical discussion of the ethical issues raised by the possibility of human life extension. Why consider these issues now, before human life extension is a reality? Davis points out that, even today, we are making policy and funding decisions about human life extension research that have ethical implications. With <i>New Methuselahs</i>, he provides a comprehensive guide to these issues, offering policy recommendations and a qualified defense of life ex

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