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Human Life Extended
Mercy:
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/2406...g_For_400_Years
Saw this article on another forum and thought it was neat.
Mo:
Talk about over population...
Throbblefoot:
Yeah, there is something just a little icky about that.
-Throbblefoot
Mercy:
Agreed. But I thought it was interesting.
Tea-cup:
Definitely interesting, but 400 years seems me too optimistic. Wurms aren't much more than a stomach with some support here and there (forgive me wurms), making those life a few weeks longer is something else than having a human life for +315 years. Doing mutations on genes may have unwanted side effects too. And following a diet like the wurms, would mean I'd have to keep my hands of the sweet belgian chocolate here. It would already be great if we can give people 5 more years, having less diseases in their old age and make it less painful. Over 50 years the life expectancy might be 100 for the better off population on the planet, if we didn't do some apocalyptic stunt by then, like blowing up the composition of atmosphere.
By the way, this isn't exactly "news", this experiment that made wurms life longer is from 1993. Last I heard of it was in 1999 or 2000. The research now, seems to aim for understanding and protecting against cancer.
- Mel
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