In 2019, the quest for everlasting life is, largely, though not always, more scientific. Funded by Silicon Valley elites, researchers believe they are closer than ever to tweaking the human body so that we can finally live forever (or quite a bit longer), even as some worry about pseudoscience in the sector.
Scientists and entrepreneurs are working on a range of techniques, from attempting to stop cells aging, to the practice of injecting young blood into old people – a process denounced as quackery by the Federal Drug Administration this week.
Until workable life-preserving technology is available, immortality enthusiasts are also obsessed with staying healthy – some fast on certain days, others watch calories, most exercise – so they are around long enough to benefit from emerging anti-aging science.
文本选自：The Guardian（卫报）
作者：Adam Gabbatt
原文标题：Is Silicon Valley's quest for immortality a fate worse than death?
原文发布时间：23 Feb. 2019
背景知识：
早在2000多年前，我国的第一位皇帝，也就是秦始皇命令他的臣民寻找长生不老药；在16世纪的法国，贵族们为了延长寿命而喝黄金液；2015年，《摄像头前的真实生活》的一位19岁的加利福尼亚州女模特：因担心变老而皮肤松弛，选择在猪血中沐浴以求永葆青春。
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