"Scientists from around the world are racing to answer one of humanity's chief questions: can we turn back the human clock? Hitch a ride on this controversial roller-coaster with charismatic gerontologist Michael Rose as he leads us to where the cutting-edge science in life extension is happening: biotechnology, genetic research, therapeutic cloning and stem-cell research - fields which have moved to the outer reaches of our wildest imagination. Living Forever looks at what could happen if humans are able to live for another 100 or 500 years. Should we create a race of immortals, just because we have the know-how? At what evolutionary cost? And what about the ethical issues?"--container.