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Immortalism is Impossible To Prove
Ben Best, who wrote for The Scientific Conquest of Death: some problems with Immortalism, was a person with fantasy who believed in hypnotic power, and more intriguingly extreme longevity. With no limits on his potential longevity, he doubted the possibility of achieving immortalism. The very fact that “Forever” is more than a long time, it [...]
Continue reading...Humans Must Fight For Above Average Longevity Or Risk Below Average Life Spans
14. July 2010
The average individual who thinks about these things would be happy with an average life expectancy and maybe more if it is in the cards or better still – their genes. Should we expect to live beyond average longevity? What about maximum longevity? Some interesting things are being researched these days concerning life extension – [...]
Continue reading...Scientists Discovers An Ancient Viral Invasion That Has Been Crucial In Shaping The Human Genome
2. July 2010
The scientists of the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), a biomedical research institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), along with their colleagues of the Nanyang Technological University, National University of Singapore, Princeton University and Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School have newly found out that the viruses that “invaded” the human genome millions [...]
Continue reading...Gene Therapy Moves a Step Closer to Mass Production
26. June 2010
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EUREKA project E! 3371 Gene Transfer Agents has achieved much progress in the development of new non-viral carriers that are able to introduce genetic material in the target cells. These novel agents, which are in fact derivatives of cationic amphiphilic 1,4-dihydropyridine (1,4-DHP), prevent the troubles of the patient’s immune system reacting against a viral carrier. [...]
Continue reading...Weird Science: Longevity Experts Vacillating While The Immortality Iron Is Hot
25. June 2010
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Humans have it pretty good these days. Our offspring and theirs will have it even better still. Our life expectancy is hovering around the eighty year mark on average for a developed nation and it is heading upwards. The longer we can remain above ground, the better the odds are that we will be walking [...]
Continue reading...Our Creative Mind Is Altering People’s Perception on Aging Forever
22. June 2010
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The spirit of optimism is expanding widely in our age of unreason. This is bringing change in practices, ideologies, action and a more universal attitude towards science and technology. Apartheid, communist societies and slavery are a few examples of obsolete social, economic and political systems. They are being left behind with all its sorrows and [...]
Continue reading...Cyberspace Can Emancipate Us from Death
15. June 2010
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Life is a journey of desirable and undesirable events. Remember, while you are reading this sentence, more than 10 people will pass away. This includes helpless children as well as those suffering from an extreme agony. In the span of a day, 2,700 children are killed by measles; 6,000 children die from diarrhea; 1,400 women [...]
Continue reading...Aubrey De Grey: Clarifies On The Development Of Effective Regenerative Medicine (Video)
14. June 2010
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Aubrey de Grey is an impressive research but considered by many as a maverick scientist. The truth is that he might be holding the key solution for boosting longevity to unimaginable heights. He outshines the crowd when it comes to advocating an astounding pathway towards healthier and longer life. It is through his non-profit institution [...]
Continue reading...Long life Tied To Genes Which Safeguard Tips of Chromosomes
9. June 2010
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Results from Einstein study based on healthy centenarians According to team that has been led by researchers of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, there is an obvious connection between living up to 100 years and a hyperactive version of an enzyme that is responsible for rebuilding telomeres, that is, the tip ends [...]
Continue reading...Transhumanism v.s Humanism; the Gate-way To Longevity
3. June 2010
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The taken for granted issues are nowadays more frequently being challenged. As it was said in the film by Steve Martin, “The Man with Two Brains “You’re playing God”, “Somebody has to!”” this shows how perceptions are altering. The debate whether we should or should not play “GOD” is an increasingly tense topic. Many humanists [...]
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26. July 2010
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