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I foresee a future dominated by wealthy, semi-senile "immortals" in virile, muscular young vat-grown bodies. At least, I hope they're vat-grown.

• redthrowaway 12y ago
  Plenty of people die from traumatic head injuries leaving otherwise healthy bodies. There's lots of potential donors. Even with new bodies, however, aging takes quite the toll on the brain. Fixing that would likely fix the need for body transplants, and not fixing it would make more than a single transplant a depressing prospect. The clearest use for this technique, were it ever viable, would be just what the article stated: the treatment of otherwise terminal illnesses (or, for that matter, massive body trauma).
  • prawn 12y ago
    Arrange in advance to donate your healthy body at the time of your death to someone in exchange for money going towards the future of your family. A form of life insurance.
    • Pitarou 12y ago
      I don't intend to die with a healthy body.
      • indiv0 12y ago
        Most people with healthy bodies don't intend to die, and yet life insurance is prevalent.
  • JetSpiegel 12y ago
    > Plenty of people die from traumatic head injuries leaving otherwise healthy bodies. There's lots of potential donors. If this tech is available, I can see much more "accidents" happening.