▲ 80 ▼ Researchers in Germany gradually reversed human cells’ ages by decades. By doing so, they could track the de-aging process in a way previous rejuvenation experiments could not. (www.wired.com) submitted 1 day ago by Lugh@futurology.today to c/futurology@futurology.today 31 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] mefisdo_dot_info@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 day ago (4 children) That's totally not what I am saying. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 7 hours ago (3 children) Well, aging is a disease, shouldn't we cure it? What do you think ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] mefisdo_dot_info@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 hours ago (2 children) no, aging is not a disease. Also, even if we define it as such, the problem will be the uneven availability of that cure, because billionaires will hog it. Can't have 8+ billion immortals. Who also keep producing more immortals. Therefore the tech would be kept a close guarded secret only serving the 0.00001% permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 hours ago (1 child) You are so confused. Aging definitely is a disease, curing it won't make anyone "immortal" more than curing Alzheimer's, we're not in a comic book. And "the rich will hoard it" is so conspiracy theory that I don't even. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] mefisdo_dot_info@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 hour ago So, everybody is diseased, according to this definition. Anyway, do word gymnastics as you like. The rich hoard everything, especially things that differentiate them from the plebs. You don't have to even. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 7 hours ago (3 children) Well, aging is a disease, shouldn't we cure it? What do you think ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] mefisdo_dot_info@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 hours ago (2 children) no, aging is not a disease. Also, even if we define it as such, the problem will be the uneven availability of that cure, because billionaires will hog it. Can't have 8+ billion immortals. Who also keep producing more immortals. Therefore the tech would be kept a close guarded secret only serving the 0.00001% permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 hours ago (1 child) You are so confused. Aging definitely is a disease, curing it won't make anyone "immortal" more than curing Alzheimer's, we're not in a comic book. And "the rich will hoard it" is so conspiracy theory that I don't even. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] mefisdo_dot_info@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 hour ago So, everybody is diseased, according to this definition. Anyway, do word gymnastics as you like. The rich hoard everything, especially things that differentiate them from the plebs. You don't have to even. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mefisdo_dot_info@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 hours ago (2 children) no, aging is not a disease. Also, even if we define it as such, the problem will be the uneven availability of that cure, because billionaires will hog it. Can't have 8+ billion immortals. Who also keep producing more immortals. Therefore the tech would be kept a close guarded secret only serving the 0.00001% permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 hours ago (1 child) You are so confused. Aging definitely is a disease, curing it won't make anyone "immortal" more than curing Alzheimer's, we're not in a comic book. And "the rich will hoard it" is so conspiracy theory that I don't even. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] mefisdo_dot_info@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 hour ago So, everybody is diseased, according to this definition. Anyway, do word gymnastics as you like. The rich hoard everything, especially things that differentiate them from the plebs. You don't have to even. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 hours ago (1 child) You are so confused. Aging definitely is a disease, curing it won't make anyone "immortal" more than curing Alzheimer's, we're not in a comic book. And "the rich will hoard it" is so conspiracy theory that I don't even. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] mefisdo_dot_info@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 hour ago So, everybody is diseased, according to this definition. Anyway, do word gymnastics as you like. The rich hoard everything, especially things that differentiate them from the plebs. You don't have to even. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mefisdo_dot_info@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 hour ago So, everybody is diseased, according to this definition. Anyway, do word gymnastics as you like. The rich hoard everything, especially things that differentiate them from the plebs. You don't have to even. permalink fedilink source parent