A roadmap to end aging

TEDGlobal 2005 · 22:45 · Filmed Jul 2005

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Cambridge researcher Aubrey de Grey argues that aging is merely a disease — and a curable one at that. Humans age in seven basic ways, he says, all of which can be averted.

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Aubrey de Grey

Crusader against aging

Aubrey de Grey, British researcher on aging, claims he has drawn a roadmap to defeat biological aging. He provocatively proposes that the first human beings who will live to 1,000 years old have already been born. Full bio