life extension technology theme

There is a technology that enables a person to live long beyond the current maximum life span.

9 total · 4 major · 5 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
ahp5x08 major Unspecified advances in science had led to a society were people lived 30 years longer, in the 1980s.
ldr2019e2x03 major The story takes place in a futuristic, dystopian city where people have achieved practical biological immortality through the use of rejuvination treatments.
movie: Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II (1994) major Plughead was forcing a captive scientist to help him illegally manufacture longevity chips - special computer chips that extend life by ten years when implanted in the body.
nightgallery3x03 major Dr. Glendon used a gland revitalizing drug extend the lives of his museum specimens.
movie: Attraction (2017) minor The aliens were in possession of some kind of water-based technology that enabled to live on indefinitely.
movie: Space Sweepers (2021) minor The UTS CEO Sullivan was said to be 152 years old, but he didn't look to be a day over 40.
movie: Star Trek Beyond (2016) minor Krall had been using some form of life extension technology that he found on the planet to stay alive for centuries.
shortstory: The Machine Man of Arthadia (1927) minor The time traveler's species used technology to extend their lifespans to 1500 years on average.
tz1959e5x17 minor We saw a future where people lived to be about twice as long as people did at the time the story was released.