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We do have Blue Zones from which we can study the genetic aspect: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Zone https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Zone It's a v
by melling 10y ago
We do have Blue Zones from which we can study the genetic aspect:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Zone https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Zone
It's a very young science so it's hard to say what we'll be able to do with it. To date, not much research has been done on aging. We could learn a lot in 50 years. The world of 1967 was a lot different than today, for example.
And I would think that the world will change more in the next 50 years than it has in the last 100.
- crpatino 10y agoMostly agreed, though I would hedge this to include the fact that it is a non trivial effort to move from basic science to applied science, and from there to professional best practices. Even if we crack the aging problem within 15-20 years, I do not think that the bulk of doctors that are going to learn the procedures that come out of it in Med school have been born yet. The doctors that would be in a position to invent such procedures might have been born already, but they will reach middle age themselves before they get a chance to develop their breakthroughs. That being the case, please forgive me if I do not hold my breath.
- sulam 10y agoHonestly it seems like doing procedures is less likely to extend your life, unless someone figured out head transplants. ;) Much more likely that gene therapy will drive therapeutic advances for the next 50 years.