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Life expectancy of more than 100 years will soon become commonplace as advances in technology tackle the problem of ageing, experts say.

A Bank of America report that predicts that death-delaying technologies will be one of the biggest investment areas over the next decade.

This market is already worth £85 billion ($110 billion), a value that the investment bank expects to rise to around £462 billion ($600 billion) by 2025. 

Developments in the exploration and editing of the human genome, artificial intelligence and disease treatment are among areas highlighted by the report.

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Life expectancy of more than 100 years will soon become commonplace as advances in technology tackle the problem of ageing, experts say. Investigation and editing of the human genome is projected to become around a $41 billion industry by 2025 (stock image)

Life expectancy of more than 100 years will soon become commonplace as advances in technology tackle the problem of ageing, experts say. Investigation and editing of the human genome is projected to become around a $41 billion industry by 2025 (stock image)

The Bank of America report was written by Merrill Lynch analysts Felix Tran and Haim Israel.

'Medical knowledge will double every 73 days by 2020, versus every 3.5 [years] in 2010,' Mr Israel and Mr Tran told CBNC.

'Genomic sequencing costs have fallen 99.999% since 2003,' they added.

'This has enabled a new frontier in precision medicine to further extend life expectancy, heralding a 'techmanity'  — technology meets humanity — revolution.' 

The quest to put off death, dubbed 'ammortality', is expected to be a massive market by 2025, one with potential to be worth around £388 billion ($504 billion).

According to Mr Israel and Mr Tran, ammortality 'will help to improve health spans & lifespans to the betterment of human vitality, enabling the world population to live freer of disease, rather than forever.'

Examples of companies exploring this space, the Bank of America notes, include technology firms such as Intuitive Surgical and medical device company Zimmer Biomet.

The latter has recently collaborated with Apple to launch a clinical study of around 10,000 knee and hip replacement patients.

A Bank of America report that predicts that death-delaying technologies will be one of the biggest investment areas over the next decade. AI and big data techniques in healthcare are expected to be of increasing use to researchers (stock photo)

A Bank of America report that predicts that death-delaying technologies will be one of the biggest investment areas over the next decade. AI and big data techniques in

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