Checking on sufferers on the Alcor Life Extension Basis in Scottsdale, Arizona
Jesse Rieser/New York
The Future Loves You
Ariel Zeleznikow-Johnston (Penguin, 28 November)
A lot of drugs in the present day focuses on extending life by not more than a number of months. Medication for most cancers and Alzheimer’s illness which can be touted for his or her effectiveness usually do little greater than give folks a bit extra time. What if we might ship terminally ailing folks ahead to be saved by the drugs of the long run, asks Ariel Zeleznikow-Johnston.
It’s an fascinating query, and one which Zeleznikow-Johnston, a neuroscientist, poses in his e book, The Future Loves…
