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Morgan Freeman – On Science – Can We Live Forever?

Sunday, July 24, 2011

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Morgan Freeman – On Science – Can We Live Forever?

The 27th of July 2011, On Science, discovery Through the Wormhole 2: episode 8, the team is tackling the intriguing question on ‘can we life forever?’ Here is a short snapshot on how episode 8 (Can We Live forever?). Over the past centuries, human life expectancy has doubled. This is a target already met, but [...]

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The Dusk Of Human Civilization Is it Going To Be 2045?

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

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The Dusk Of Human Civilization Is it Going To Be 2045?

Inventor and Futurist Ray Kurzweil, was interviewed recently in TIME, and he quoted, “The human civilization, as we all know it, will come to an end by 2045”. He believes that we’ll be facing a moment sooner where computers will become more intelligent than humans. This may affect the human body and mind as well [...]

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The Falsehoods Of Enhanced Life Expectancy

Saturday, February 12, 2011

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The Falsehoods Of Enhanced Life Expectancy

Based upon Life span figures, humans are surviving for a longer period than any other moment in time. The fact is that in less than one hundred years we have added an additional thirty or so years to our combined life expectancy. We are literally manufacturing old age and it is claimed that this is [...]

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It Is Not Morally Wrong To Want To Live Forever

Thursday, February 10, 2011

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It Is Not Morally Wrong To Want To Live Forever

Imagine a world where car turning blinkers are never turned off. Being afraid of a world of aged drivers, not to mention all the other resources an older population would take over. These anxieties are ridiculous but there is a camp out there that believes those who wish to live forever are being selfish and [...]

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Will We Really One Day Live To 1000 Years Old?

Saturday, February 5, 2011

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Will We Really One Day Live To 1000 Years Old?

The life span of humans in the developing nations is rising but some experts believe we are only scratching the surface of increased life expectancy. Aubrey de Grey, respected Geneticist from Cambridge University thinks that one thousand years is a reasonable expectation – and sooner than later. He says that aging is a physical occurrence [...]

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Mechanical Longevity

Friday, February 4, 2011

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Mechanical Longevity

Just consider for a moment an artificially intelligent [AI] human, given the same privileges as a genuine human but not being burdened by the restricted longevity ordinary humans must contend with. They would hold the capability to accumulate wealth and resources for itself ad infinitum. As humans we do not tend to live for any [...]

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A Story about ‘Immortal’ Cells of Henrietta Lacks

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

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A Story about ‘Immortal’ Cells of Henrietta Lacks

The discovery of the HeLa cell line has promoted remarkable biomedical research. It has contributed to the development of polio vaccine and even vitro fertilization. The indefinite force of these cells is present in the cell’s potential to proliferate and grow indefinitely. The fascinating thing is that few people know that these cells originally came [...]

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Human Biological Immortality Can Be Achieved With Perpetual-Equalising Interventions

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

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Human Biological Immortality Can Be Achieved With Perpetual-Equalising Interventions

This article is an adaptation of Marios Kyriaziz explanation on Human biological Immortality. The article describes how Human Biological Immortality will turn out to be a direct result of natural evolution. This natural process can be accelerated in various ways like via the concept of ELPIs (Extreme Lifespan Through Perpetual-Equalising Interventions). Marios Kyriazis MD, Biomedical [...]

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Longevity: With Advanced Technology

Saturday, October 30, 2010

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Longevity: With Advanced Technology

Birthday candles might have to be placed on the table on birthday cake as average life expectancy keeps ascending. Average life expectancy for Americans is 78. However, children born today can expect to live much further than that or maybe for an eternity. Scientific experts are predicting that in a few years ahead, virtual immortality [...]

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Human Genes Number More Than Poultry Less Than A Grape

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

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Human Genes Number More Than Poultry Less Than A Grape

If scientists are ever going to figure out how to live prolonged and healthy lives, they are going to need to break down the exact number of genes that exist in us humans. They still really have no idea how many genetic elements are required to contrive a human being. One number raised is humans have twenty [...]

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