Simon Smith on Kass

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Simon Smith of Betterhumans writes a thoughtful column on the positions and motivations of Leon Kass. Kass, you may recall from an earlier news item, wants to block the development of therapies for aging and age-related conditions.

Link: http://www.betterhumans.com/Features/Columns/Forward_Thinking/column.aspx?articleID=2002-12-03-4