Three Doors to Forever

How longevity becomes a contract before it becomes a cure

Longevity is the polite name for an old wish, more life, but not just more years at the frail end. The version now attracting money and attention is about extending healthy years. Less dementia. Less cancer. More time before the body becomes the main fact of a life.

There are good reasons to talk about it now. Aging biology has become less mystical. Scie…