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Memories of the 28th Century

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  1. Ethics of Longevity

    by , 08-17-2013 at 10:37 AM (Memories of the 28th Century)
    As a general matter, anything that leads to longer life and/or better health is ethically good, but the steps that will lead to especially long lifespans may have some ethical problems for some people.

    It has been suggested to me that the matter of transplants has ethical pitfalls, but transplants are a stopgap measure. The long-term solutions all involve using an individual’s own DNA and culturing new parts with the same DNA, but there are people for whom that is not an option, because ...

    Updated 08-17-2013 at 02:03 PM by PeterL

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