SENS and the polarization of aging-related research.
The second Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence conference (SENS II) featured some very provocative ideas. The explicit objective of extending human life span indefinitely has opened a large rift between the meeting's organizer and those who believe he is acting unscientifically, perhaps recklessly. Two SENS conference participants present their views on the divisive nature of SENS.
Gray
Douglas A
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Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ottawa K1H 8L6, Canada. dgray@ohri.ca
Bürkle
Alexander
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D000375:Aging; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000639:trends; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008402:Mass Media