FOCUS: THE ART OF THE SCIENCES Benjamin Franklin may have written, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes,” but don’t try to convince American Bill Andrews and Brit Aubrey de Grey of that. These vanguards of the anti-aging movement may have conflicting theories about the mechanics of longevity, but their quests for a medical means to stave off death run along parallel tracks. And amidst the complicated issues of chromosome biology, nanobot technology, and the ethics of overpopulation, one question continually resurfaces: Are their efforts quixotic or prophetic? In Jason Sussberg and David Alvarado’s spellbinding film, we follow them from Oxford to Silicon Valley, to the Himalayas, and witness the rewards and setbacks of their single-minded pursuits. Surrounded by death and disease, financial hardship, and skepticism from their professional peers, Andrews and de Grey maintain an unwavering mantra: “Live forever…or die trying.”
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