October 31, 200718 yr http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...mp;hpv=national I found this an interesting read. I think everyone at some point in their life fantasizes about living the 'immortal' life. I am not sure if his idea of treating aging as a disease is accurate, but I always love an open-minded discussion regarding the dismissal of certain social taboos.
October 31, 200718 yr My group works partially in the area of immortal cell lines so I know a little bit about this. The guy sounds like a quack but that impression could possibly be the result of the author trying desperately to romanticize him. You missed your chance at $20,000. :mischief de Grey recognizes the Hayflick limit as more of an obstacle to overcome than an actual limit. As you undoubtedly know, the Hayflick limit is nothing more than the number of repititions before a cell reaches cellular senescence. Senescence results from irrepairable cellular self-destruction. One of his ideas is to find a way to repair the cells thereby circumventing [or at the very least prolonging] senescence. Take a look at his major research thrusts. It's actually quite plausible and potentially productive research for more than just gerontology. Here's his 4th goal which speaks to this issue:Cellular senescence - Cellular senescence might be corrected by forcing senescent cells to destroy themselves, a process called apoptosis. Cell killing with suicide genes or vaccines is suggested for making the cells undertake apoptosis. Healthy cells would multiply to replace them.
October 31, 200718 yr I definitely don't want to live forever. You don't have to. What I do like, though, is the concept of being 65 and retired in the body of a 21 year old. If I can ski my @ss off at 90? Why wouldn't I want that??
November 1, 200718 yr Author Old age isn't a disease. It's a fact of life. Things live, things die. You don't really want to start on that topic. A 'fact of life', according to you, could encompass a vast amount of things in this world that many would debate are avoidable.
November 1, 200718 yr Old age isn't a disease. It's a fact of life. Things live, things die. You don't really want to start on that topic. A 'fact of life', according to you, could encompass a vast amount of things in this world that many would debate are avoidable. Death is avoidable?
November 1, 200718 yr Author Old age isn't a disease. It's a fact of life. Things live, things die. You don't really want to start on that topic. A 'fact of life', according to you, could encompass a vast amount of things in this world that many would debate are avoidable. Death is avoidable? No, I meant that many things people call 'facts of life' are possibly avoidable.
November 1, 200718 yr Old age isn't a disease. It's a fact of life. Things live, things die. You don't really want to start on that topic. A 'fact of life', according to you, could encompass a vast amount of things in this world that many would debate are avoidable. Death is avoidable? Absolutely.
November 2, 200718 yr Old age isn't a disease. It's a fact of life. Things live, things die. You don't really want to start on that topic. A 'fact of life', according to you, could encompass a vast amount of things in this world that many would debate are avoidable. Death is avoidable? Absolutely. Go for it. I hope I live long enough to see your claim a reality. :-)
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