Stive Pesley Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39354628 Quote A drug that can reverse aspects of ageing has been successfully trialled in animals, say scientists. The team at Erasmus University Medical Center, in the Netherlands, are planning human trials for what they hope is a treatment for old age. A UK scientist said the findings were "impossible to dismiss" Raises an interesting philosophical point - with an ever increasing population and diminishing resource, wouldn't be absolutey screwed if suddenly everyone started living to 150 (for example)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coneheadjohn Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 100 years in adult nappies for me then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Ram Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Don't worry Stive, this drug won't be for riff raff like us, it'll be so expensive only the great and the good will be able to get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 15 minutes ago, StivePesley said: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39354628 Raises an interesting philosophical point - with an ever increasing population and diminishing resource, wouldn't be absolutey screwed if suddenly everyone started living to 150 (for example)? Yes, we are already screwed in terms of how long people live and how quickly the population is increasing. This would exacerbate the problem, especially since the study was only found to reverse "aspects" of aging. What use is it living to 150 if everyone has dementia by the time they're 110? I wouldn't like to live forever, but I would like to exist as a consciousness to see what will happen in the future. I would also like the ability to annoy others over the internet for eternity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRam Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 A world of people who lived for a much longer time would be problematic. Simply in terms of resources. I'd quite like to live forever, personally though. Mostly for academic reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kevin Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Depends on quality of life ,I would like to see my gran kids grow up a bit ,but as you get old you do get tired and I have seen many people who in their own minds have had enough . You can't imagine that when you are young but how the hell do you motivate yourself when you are say in your nineties sitting there waiting to pop off. On the up side surely you would see the Rams win something yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Who wants to live forever? Well we all know we cant all live forever because 'in the end there can be only one'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 4 minutes ago, Squid said: how did you get a picture of my missus after a night out on the town? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coneheadjohn Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 1 hour ago, Paul71 said: Who wants to live forever? Well we all know we cant all live forever because 'in the end there can be only one'. I've not watched that for donkeys.Have to give it a go again. Cheers for reminding me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 41 minutes ago, coneheadjohn said: I've not watched that for donkeys.Have to give it a go again. Cheers for reminding me. Its a shame that they didn't stick to the there can be only one when it came to the number of films they made, there can be only five doesn't quite have the same ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistoldPete2 Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 This treatment can restore some organ function in old people. I could do with my organ function being restored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Ram Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 It would be great to slip to your dog when it's getting older, if I could have extended the life of my dogs I would have been as happy as a sandboy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StringerBell Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 On 23/03/2017 at 17:25, Anon said: Yes, we are already screwed in terms of how long people live and how quickly the population is increasing. This would exacerbate the problem, especially since the study was only found to reverse "aspects" of aging. What use is it living to 150 if everyone has dementia by the time they're 110? I wouldn't like to live forever, but I would like to exist as a consciousness to see what will happen in the future. I would also like the ability to annoy others over the internet for eternity. Would you download your consciousness to a computer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 4 hours ago, StringerBell said: Would you download your consciousness to a computer? I can just see that .. Then some geek will then decide I'm a virus and all sorts of programmes will to eliminate me, or put me in a vault and I won't be able to do anything about it. I am now going to bed to have Tron themed nightmares. Thanks a lot ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StringerBell Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 9 minutes ago, jono said: I can just see that .. Then some geek will then decide I'm a virus and all sorts of programmes will to eliminate me, or put me in a vault and I won't be able to do anything about it. I am now going to bed to have Tron themed nightmares. Thanks a lot ! Haha. Sorry! Good job the clocks go forward so you won't have to endure it for as long. I hope cartoon Jeff Bridges doesn't turn up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 There's vast resources out in the solar system and then beyond. Extending lifespan is only a problem if you restrict humanity to Earth, but that's the surest way for our species to become extinct quickly anyway. Lots of work is going on to cure ageing at the moment and I hope we all benefit from this progress soon. The research is about improving "healthpan" as well as lifespan. Wouldn't it be great to be 200 but have the body of a 20 year old? Expanding lifespan also makes it less problematic for humans to spread out through the galaxy in single lifetimes, rather than the moral dilemmas of generational ships/voyages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramit Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 i do not look at ageing as a disease, but as nature's way. If i were offered a pill of even eternal youth i would not take it. This life will have to do me until perhaps the next, or not, this i leave for other powers to decide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 8 hours ago, StringerBell said: Would you download your consciousness to a computer? Not if I'm subjected to Asimov's laws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 13 hours ago, Carl Sagan said: There's vast resources out in the solar system and then beyond. Extending lifespan is only a problem if you restrict humanity to Earth, but that's the surest way for our species to become extinct quickly anyway. Lots of work is going on to cure ageing at the moment and I hope we all benefit from this progress soon. The research is about improving "healthpan" as well as lifespan. Wouldn't it be great to be 200 but have the body of a 20 year old? Expanding lifespan also makes it less problematic for humans to spread out through the galaxy in single lifetimes, rather than the moral dilemmas of generational ships/voyages. I'd love to have he body of a 20 year old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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