Richard Faragher
May 5, 2008 at 2:16 pm | In Public Lectures | No Comments
On 30 April, Dr Richard Faragher spoke on the question “Would it be a disaster to find a cure for ageing and death by natural causes?”
Richard is the Reader in Gerontology and the SPARC (Strategic Promotion of Ageing Research Capacity) Programme Director at the School of Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences at the University of Brighton.
This talk was part of the Big Questions series held at the Multi-Faith Centre, University of Derby, which allows scientists to discuss various science-based issues with people of faith (and of no faith).
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Further Information
During his talk Richard mentioned antagonistic pleiotropy and disposable soma theory. More information on these can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_ageing
The SPARC web site is packed with information relating to design for ageing and the biology of ageing.
SPARC will be at the BA festival of science on 11 September 2008 with “Older people on the move”. This is a hands-on showcase of the outcomes of SPARC, for all-comers.
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