Immortality and ageing

Imagine if the future stretched on forever. Why do we need to die? Can we use science to extend our lives? And what about immortality? The social impacts, and the biological realities, of ageing - that\u27s this week\u27s program. GuestsJonathan WeinerMaxwell M. Geffen Professor of Medical and Scientific Journalism, Columbia UniversityDr Damien DowlingResearch Fellow, School of Biological Sciences, Monash UniversityAssociate Professor Jayne LuckePrincipal Research Fellow, School of Population Health, University of QueenslandProfessor Joe CoughlinFounder and Director of the AgeLab, Massachusetts Insitute of Technolog