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Estimating Your Future’s Options in a Long-Lived World


Ron Bailey

Edmonton Aging Symposium

Posted: Apr 7, 2007

Many great talks given at the recent Edmonton Aging Symposium (March 30-31, 2007) are wending their way to Net. Here is one from science journalist Ron Bailey on the economic benefits to be accrued from increased longevity, more than offsetting the costs of therapies and social assistance for seniors.


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