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Right now, it's hard to believe that a radically extended life is possible, especially after many failed promises in the past.

But for the first time, it has become possible to speculate, with some degree of certainty, that this dream could be achieved within our lifetimes. I outline some of these trends in my book, The Ageless Generation: How Advances in Biomedicine Will Transform the Global Economy.