"At Issue: Extending the Human Lifespan: Books in this anthology series focus a wide range of viewpoints onto a single controversial issue, providing in-depth discussions by leading advocates, a quick grounding in the issues, and a challenge to critical thinking skills"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Radical life extension : an overview / George Dvorsky -- Aging is a disease that science should cure / David Gems -- Radical life extension raises complex social, economic, and political issues / Bennett Foddy, interviewed by Ross Andersen -- Fears about radical life extension consequences are unrealistic / Sonia Arrison -- Radical life extension is ethical / Russell Blackford -- Life extension medicine can be dangerous / Arlene Weintraub, interviewed by Christie Findlay -- Viable life extension science fights for credibility / Ronald Bailey -- Reasons and methods for promoting our duty to extend healthy life indefinitely / Aubrey de Grey -- Radical life extension would make people less human / Nicholas Agar -- The personal, social and economic case for treating and preventing age related disease / Michael J. Rae et al.