Preparing for a time when living to age 120 is commonplace

Discussing the rapid advances in medical science, AstraZeneca chief executive Pascal Soriot mentioned to me that an expert in the ageing phenomenon had recently told him that living to 200 years was within the realm of possibility once science learnt to treat this disease medically known as senescence. Who would want 200 grandkids, the pharma boss had remarked to the expert. “You are thinking the wrong way,” she told Mr Soriot. “You would have your first kids at 60.” My conversation with Mr Soriot took place in May, 2022 and at the time, the most recent data showed Japan had…