Nicholas: Is immortality on the cards? And if it was, would that be fair to future generations? "It's definitely possible. We can seeit in the animal kingdom," he says. But when it's going to happen is another question. The big question is whether our generations will benefit from this or not. So we could be lucky and live a long life. Well, there you go. You can't say that for everyr on line event or podcast,. Ok, we are out of time. Thank you so much Nicholas friend burg, for joining us.
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Nicklas Brendborg is the young science writer making us rethink our understanding of the ageing process. He joins Helen Czerski, science communicator and broadcaster, to discuss his recent bestselling book: Jellyfish Age Backwards: Nature’s Secrets to Longevity.
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