This article examines Aubrey de Grey's case for allocating substantial funding to interventive biogerontological research immediately. The conclusion is that the case is inconclusive and that scientific analyses of costs and probabilities would be needed to defend it properly.
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Matti Häyry
1The University of Manchester
Citation Information: Studies in Ethics, Law, and Technology. Volume 1, Issue 1, Pages –, ISSN (Online) 1941-6008, DOI: 10.2202/1941-6008.1017, January 2008
Publication History:
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- 2008-01-16
Keywords: Aubrey de Grey; aging; aging research; gerontology; ethics; saving lives
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