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How long until we stop noticing that medicine is advancing at warp speed?
by gcanyon 3y ago
How long until we stop noticing that medicine is advancing at warp speed?
- mortureb 3y agoProbably once they cure HIV
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> once they cure HIV HIV is practically (i.e. not literally) cured, between treatments and PrEP, in the developed world. And it looks like we’re approaching vaccine.
- mortureb 3y agoIt’s practically cured but people are still susceptible to lots of opportunistic infections and have a drastically increased risk of cancer on the medication so it’s really a stopgap.
- snvzz 3y agoOnce we effectively deal with aging, and get to see 120+ yo people in 30s-like overall condition (and indistinguishable at a glance). Aging in characterized in some 8 or 9 ways an old person is different from a young one. Each can be targeted and reverted, in a maintenance approach. Research organized by Aubrey de Grey is all about that.
- gcanyon 3y agoI'm hoping to be one of those 120+ year olds...