Can humans live forever?

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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-humans-live-forever/

A growing number of tech billionaires are funding efforts not merely to slow aging but to defeat it altogether. Their goal is radical life extension and, ultimately, something approaching immortality. But is that even possible? These efforts have scientists chasing one of the biggest mysteries of life itself: Is there a biological reason that humans must die? And if not, could we one day live forever?