Immortal? A Horizon Guide to Aging
Description
Is there any way to slow or even prevent the ravages of time? Veteran presenter Johnny Ball looks back over the 45 years that Horizon-and he-have been on air to find out what science has learned about how and why we grow old. Charting developments from macabre early claims of rejuvenation to the latest cutting-edge breakthroughs, Johnny discovers the sense of a personal mission that drives many scientists and asks whether we are really any closer to achieving the dream of immortality.
Runtime
52 min
Subjects
- Ability, Influence of age on (36)
- Longevity (24)
- Older people (270)
- Heredity (95)
- Self-care, Health (487)
- Aging (259)
- Reproduction (175)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2014], c2010
Database
Films on Demand
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