Life extension is the concept of extending the human lifespan, either through incremental improvements in medicine or through radical increases in maximum lifespan beyond its generally-settled biologi
Life expectancy vs healthcare spending of rich OECD countries. US average of $10,447 in 2018.
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Immortality is the concept of eternal life and permanent resistance to death from natural causes. Some species possess "biological immortality" due to an apparent lack of the Hayflick limit.
The Fountain of Eternal Life in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, is described as symbolizing "Man rising above death, reaching upward to God and toward Peace."
Adam and Eve condemned to mortality. Hans Holbein the Younger, Danse Macabre, 16th century
Representation of a soul undergoing punarjanma. Illustration from Hinduism Today, 2004