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I basically agree with your general sentiment but I think if society is going to really, actually fight mortality, something drastically different has to happen
by derbOac 3y ago
I basically agree with your general sentiment but I think if society is going to really, actually fight mortality, something drastically different has to happen.
I don't think rapamycin is that thing but at some point in the future something — or more likely, some things — outside of healthy living are going to find their way into our medical arsenal.
- vonnik 3y agoYamanaka factor-based genetic and chemical treatments that remind your cells’ age. Already showing results on organs like eyes. They’ll come to the US slower than they come to medical tourism destinations.
- xk_id 3y agoWe are nowhere near being able to guarantee safety against teratoma formation after epigenetic reprogramming. If this type of intervention ever becomes practical, it will be in the distant future.
- red-iron-pine 3y agoin other words, we refresh your genes but now that they're new and fresh again they may get cancerous?