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That’s Impossible: Eternal Life

Is it possible to achieve eternal life? Some believe the first children who will live to the age of 1,000 have already been born. To find out how close humanity is to defeating death, we'll investigate plans to grow replacement body parts in labs, microscopic robots that could wipe out deadly diseases, and the possibility that aging itself can be reversed by taking a page out of one of history's darkest legends.

This informative program from the THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE! series takes an in-depth look at the idea of eternal life. Often used in works of fiction, the concept of a force that can grant human beings the ability to live forever has been explored by scientists, who have discovered ways to prolong the lifespan in ways once thought impossible.

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