> The idea that we'll find 1 magical variable (telomere length or some protein) that can be fixed and ALL the changes of aging... Agree with this, but on the o

> The idea that we'll find 1 magical variable (telomere length or some protein) that can be fixed and ALL the changes of aging... Agree with this, but on the other hand: the idea that the body is "a machine" that comes out of the factory in "new" condition and slowly degrades by wear, accidents and corrosion is also a wrong analogy. The body doesn't just degrade because of entropy. Bodies bootstrap themselves to some pristine state and can return to it, after injuries or illness, for tens of years. The ability to restore an optimal state is just lost, it's not something that needs to be invented again.