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What contributes to accuracy is what’s not there. To me especially the biology and medical advancements are missing. While we’re way better at maintaining our

by thih9 3y ago

What contributes to accuracy is what’s not there. To me especially the biology and medical advancements are missing. While we’re way better at maintaining our bodies than 100 years ago, we’re still mostly focused on improving our environment, just like 100 years ago. In 2124 I’d like no illnesses, regrowing limbs, perfectly balanced nutrition that is universally available, safe and accessible bio tech, and I could go on.

Animats 3y ago
That's not the full set. Here's the archival copy.[1] Not much biology, though. Biology in 1900 was mostly observation. [1] https://gallica.bnf.fr/services/engine/search/sru?operation=searchRetrieve&version=1.2&maximumRecords=50&collapsing=true&exactSearch=true&query=(dc.creator%20adj%20%22C%C3%B4t%C3%A9%20%20Jean%20Marc%22%20or%20dc.contributor%20adj%20%22C%C3%B4t%C3%A9%20%20Jean%20Marc%22) https://gallica.bnf.fr/services/engine/search/sru?operation=...
orwin 3y ago
> regrowing limbs I can see that, in limited capacities, in less than 10 years for animals, and 20 for humans. Regrowing bones from genetic/growth defects for children at least, maybe minor bone reconstruction too.
- sandworm101 3y ago
  It is closer than that. Arguable, we are regrowing lost bits and pieces already (skin graft, moving blood vessels around). >> World’s 1st drug to regrow teeth enters clinical trials https://globalnews.ca/news/9984605/tooth-regrowth-drug/ https://globalnews.ca/news/9984605/tooth-regrowth-drug/
  - deadbabe 3y ago
    We should be regrowing cartilage.
    - patall 3y ago
      Like current this clinical study [1]? Or this pre-clinical [2]. The technology seems to exist (and there are people running marathons that were in need of a joint replacement before), only that the adoption is still in progress [1] https://biomedizin.unibas.ch/en/communication/details/university-of-basel-delivers-first-biological-implants-for-treatment-of-cartilage-lesions-and-osteoarthritis-in-humans/ https://biomedizin.unibas.ch/en/communication/details/univer... [2] https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2020/08/Researchers-find-method-to-regrow-cartilage-in-the-joints.html https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2020/08/Researchers-f...
  - orwin 3y ago
    This is exiting, really. Not everything about the world is great right now, but biology and medecine are fields that could really explode in the near future.

by thih9 3y ago

Animats 3y ago

That's not the full set. Here's the archival copy.[1] Not much biology, though. Biology in 1900 was mostly observation. [1] https://gallica.bnf.fr/services/engine/search/sru?operation=searchRetrieve&version=1.2&maximumRecords=50&collapsing=true&exactSearch=true&query=(dc.creator%20adj%20%22C%C3%B4t%C3%A9%20%20Jean%20Marc%22%20or%20dc.contributor%20adj%20%22C%C3%B4t%C3%A9%20%20Jean%20Marc%22) https://gallica.bnf.fr/services/engine/search/sru?operation=...

orwin 3y ago

> regrowing limbs I can see that, in limited capacities, in less than 10 years for animals, and 20 for humans. Regrowing bones from genetic/growth defects for children at least, maybe minor bone reconstruction too.

sandworm101 3y ago
It is closer than that. Arguable, we are regrowing lost bits and pieces already (skin graft, moving blood vessels around). >> World’s 1st drug to regrow teeth enters clinical trials https://globalnews.ca/news/9984605/tooth-regrowth-drug/ https://globalnews.ca/news/9984605/tooth-regrowth-drug/
- deadbabe 3y ago
  We should be regrowing cartilage.
  - patall 3y ago
    Like current this clinical study [1]? Or this pre-clinical [2]. The technology seems to exist (and there are people running marathons that were in need of a joint replacement before), only that the adoption is still in progress [1] https://biomedizin.unibas.ch/en/communication/details/university-of-basel-delivers-first-biological-implants-for-treatment-of-cartilage-lesions-and-osteoarthritis-in-humans/ https://biomedizin.unibas.ch/en/communication/details/univer... [2] https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2020/08/Researchers-find-method-to-regrow-cartilage-in-the-joints.html https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2020/08/Researchers-f...
- orwin 3y ago
  This is exiting, really. Not everything about the world is great right now, but biology and medecine are fields that could really explode in the near future.