Is Aging Something to Be Cured?

We have all seen advertisements for “anti-aging” products and claims of products and research to defeat aging, reverse the effects of aging or at least slow down time.  Last month Fortune ran the article, The Obsession With ‘Curing’ Aging Is Now Big Business. Opening with statistics about Baby Boomers, the article next notes that “[i]t comes as little surprise, then, that finding ways to extend a healthy life has become big business, attracting many tens of millions in investment dollars from the likes of Google …  and numerous biotechnology companies.”  The article looks at six “tech titans” who are financing research for “longevity solutions,” including the co-founder of the Methuselah Foundation who explains “[t]he Methuselah Prize has been credited for encouraging scientists to work on anti-aging research and treat aging as a “medical condition….” The research is fascinating. Check out the article and consider including this topic in a class discussion.