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Interesting if it's successful. Genetic manipulation is a better solution though... inject a self replicating genetic code into the bloodstream to wipe out cancer, diabetes, etc.
Interesting if it's successful. Genetic manipulation is a better solution though... inject a self replicating genetic code into the bloodstream to wipe out cancer, diabetes, etc.
One of the reason our generation will never get old and most likely never die.
One of the reason our generation will never get old and most likely never die.
That would be sweet but at 34 I'm already past what I'd consider my 'prime' and unless they come up with the technology to actually reverse aging and make people grow younger it's probably too late for my generation.
They're not going to want people living forever until we have the technology to colonize other planets, leave our solar system, resist all foreign bacteria, etc... so even if there's a way to stop aging it will probably be suppressed.
At best we'll see things like cures for diabetes and heart disease in a simple DNA injection... but that would cost the medical industry lots of money.... money talks... it will probably take 30 years yet to make big progress in genetics...
A person without diabetes can eat lots more processed junk food and less meat and that helps out society as a whole so I'd imagine they wouldn't suppress that cure...
That would be sweet but at 34 I'm already past what I'd consider my 'prime' and unless they come up with the technology to actually reverse aging and make people grow younger it's probably too late for my generation.
I am 41 and with what is coming I will never hit 50 biologically speaking. This is good because I would not have aged gracefully. If you think about the history it makes sense. Before 1900 someone at 41 was old and considered lucky to have lived so long. Then in the 20th century it became mid life and people were having mid life crisis at that age. Today its still young considering what is coming.
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They're not going to want people living forever until we have the technology to colonize other planets, leave our solar system, resist all foreign bacteria, etc... so even if there's a way to stop aging it will probably be suppressed.
"They" can't stop it.
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Originally Posted by stockwiz
At best we'll see things like cures for diabetes and heart disease in a simple DNA injection... but that would cost the medical industry lots of money.... money talks... it will probably take 30 years yet to make big progress in genetics...
A person without diabetes can eat lots more processed junk food and less meat and that helps out society as a whole so I'd imagine they wouldn't suppress that cure...
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