In many science-fiction works, both Cyber Punk and Space Opera, it's not uncommon for humans, or at least the upper classes, to live for centuries. Most often the reason for this is some form of technology ranging from alien substances to gene therapy to nanomachines.
A subtrope of Immortality Inducer, usually results in Long Lived or The Ageless. Brain Uploading counts when the brain is [...] [tvtropes.org]