Investors are spending billions of dollars on novel ways to extend human life through inventive treatments, therapies, and even manipulating our genes. And increasingly, it seems as though anti-ageing efforts have moved from the super rich to a mass market consumer industry. In this series, we’re covering the past, present and future of the longevity movement. We’ll be looking at where the fixation on longevity is coming from, and trying to understand the practical and ethical issues at the heart of this cutting-edge field of research.&nbsp;From Silicon Valley fantasies, to Singaporean health spas, to Colombian genetic clinics and beyond, the FT’s <a href="https://www.ft.com/hannah-kuchler" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hannah Kuchler</a> and <a href="https://www.ft.com/michael-peel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michael Peel</a> ask whether breakthroughs in science and technology can really help us live longer, and even stop us aging altogether.Free to read:&nbsp;<a href="https://on.ft.com/49tNSlr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US ‘wellness’ industry scents opportunity to go mainstream</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/4r9q6S4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The quest to make young blood into a drug</a>This season of Tech Tonic was produced by Josh Gabert-Doyon. The senior producer is Edwin Lane. Flo Phillips is the executive producer. Sound design by Breen Turner and Samantha Giovinco. Fact checking by Simon Greaves, Lucy Baldwin and Tara Cromie. Original music by Metaphor Music. Manuela Saragosa is the FT’s acting co-head of audio.The&nbsp;FT&nbsp;does&nbsp;not&nbsp;use generative AI to&nbsp;voice&nbsp;its podcasts.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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