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Andrew Ellner

Andrew Ellner

First, Do No Harm

Science and Technology
16 May 2006

Modern medical interventions do prolong lives, but at such a high marginal cost that this expenditure does not affect average life expectancy nearly as much as the physical environment in which we live and work (clear air, clean water, safe streets, low stress); personal behaviors (Whoppers, Marlboros, trips to the gym); and genes. More…

Originally published in Issue 4: Reconstruction

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