Waiting for Immortality
Long a dream, the quest for immortality has shifted from the metaphysical to the technical and the scientific. With cryonics technology improving, human cloning, mind uploading and digital brain simulation, and reversing the aging of cells feasible, immortality may seem right around the corner.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Sylvie Blum
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