Explain why we should not continue to explore and develop technologies to extend human life expectancy.

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Could someone plz help me with this grade 11 bio question. (Plz explain some facts with detail) it would be great if u included references 

Explain why we should not continue to explore and develop technologies to extend human life expectancy.

 

(based on some of the social and ethical implications of research in genetics and genomics)

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Technology has greatly affected the human lifespan, which expanded the human life expectancy from 10-45 to 25-65years. Other than medical technology, military technology also affected the human lifespan by keeping people safer.

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