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Tag Archives: Cancer research
Life Extension Pursuits of the One Percent Miss the Point Completely
Death-phobic billionaires invest in prolonging life for the select elite
What do eliminating cancer and infectious diseases, genetic modification, cryonics and artificial brains that retain original human personality have in common? All these ventures are being funded by some of the world’s wealthiest and most death-phobic people. Peter Thiel, the … Continue reading
Posted in Science of Us
Tagged A good death, Aging Research, Cancer research, Death phobia, Dying Well, ethics, Rejuvenation Research, Stem Cell Research
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“Death by Design: Where Parallel Worlds Meet” by Jean-François Brunet and Peter Friedman
A documentary that explores the artistry of programmed cell death
When you imagine cancer cells, you probably don’t picture a group of dancers writhing around on stage. Yet, this is exactly what Peter Friedman and Jean-François Brunet depict in their documentary “Death by Design: Where Parallel Worlds Meet.” This film is purely … Continue reading
What Do Trees and Hospice Centers Have in Common? An Interview with David Anthony Hall
Photographer David Anthony Hall reflects on his work's unique relationship with hospice centers -- as it turns out, we can learn a lot about death from a woodland outing
SevenPonds speaks with the Dublin-born, UK-based photographer David Anthony Hall. David’s work inspires its viewer to reflect upon his or her relationship with the natural world, and his sprawling photographs of woodlands have been recognized worldwide. But amongst his proudest … Continue reading
Why Does It Seem Like Everyone Has Cancer?
George Johnson, a former New York Times editor and reporter, analyzes why it seems likes everyone has cancer
In a recent article in the Sunday Review section of The New York Times, former editor and reporter George Johnson reflected on how “when the government publishes its Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, it is followed … Continue reading
‘Exploding’ Cells? Swedish Scientists Discover Potential Cancer Treatment for Glioblastoma Multiforme
The Karolinska Institute in Stockholm reverses cancerous cell growth with Vacquinol-1.
Swedish scientists at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm have been conducting explosive cancer treatment with a new substance called Vacquinol-1. The research team published their findings in Cell last Thursday, which focused specifically on combatting one of the most common … Continue reading
