From the 1^st to 4^th September, 2016 the Copernicus Science Centre hosted a “Festiwal Przemiany” The Nencki Institute and the Copernicus Science Center have signed a cooperation agreement whereby the Laboratory of Molecular Bases of Aging got tegether to organize a temporary  exhibition entitled “Temptation of Immortality”, which deals with various aspects of longevity and with scientific research devoted to the ageing process. Moreover, prof. Ewa Sikora was invited to deliver a keynote lecture and dr. Grażyna Mosieniak was asked to take part in a debate on “Radical life extension” and in a discussion panel entitled “Is longer life a better life?”  held on the 3^rd and 4^th September, respectively.