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life extension Etymology: AS, lif, life; L, extenere, to stretch out the process of extending the life span of an individual or population by intervention that promotes better use of preventive medicine and use of established diagnostic and therapeutic facilities. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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About 400 times each year, because of operational tempo, deployments, or part shortages, users request a service life extension of installed CAD/PAD to keep an aircraft in flying status. Kurzweil, an inventor and futurist, and Grossman, a physician who studies longevity, present a wide-ranging overview of each of these bridges to life extension and provide a plan for reaching them. Missing from the recent debate on human life extension is a discussion of the very real ethical and practical dilemmas posed by this research. |
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