Medical advances have doubled human life expectancy in past centuries. But can humans ever beat passing altogether? Can we control and fix the errors that build up in our DNA over the years? Can we find a way to replace the chemistry of life with something more durable? This episode wonders into the mystifying definition of 'eternity' as it relates to human lifespan.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 2 Episode 8 of Through the Wormhole resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Through the Wormhole Season 2 Episodes...

• s02e01 - Is There Life After Death?
• s02e02 - Is There an Edge to the Universe?
• s02e03 - Does Time Really Exist?
• s02e04 - Are There More Than Three Dimensions?
• s02e05 - Is There a Sixth Sense?
• s02e06 - How Does the Universe Work?
• s02e07 - Can We Travel Faster Than Light?
• s02e08 - Can We Live Forever?
• s02e09 - What Do Aliens Look Like?
• s02e10 - Are There Parallel Universes?

Through the Wormhole Show Summary

Academy Award-winning actor and space enthusiast Morgan Freeman executive produces, hosts and narrates this exploration of the greatest mysteries of the universe. This new series, produced by Freeman's Revelations Entertainment, seeks the answers to the big questions: Are we alone? Where did we come from? Is there life on other planets?

From the latest work at NASA and private enterprise facilities to the latest theories from futurists and physicists, this series looks at black holes, colonizing the planets, string theory and more. Science Channel invites viewers on the journey as Morgan Freeman picks up where Carl Sagan's "Cosmos" left off and explores the new frontiers of what is beyond earth.