You might find this guy interesting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Kurzweil
Ultimately, who knows what we're capable of! It is worth noting though that...there's a lot of evidence to suggest that our 'natural' lifespan is actually around 85-90...sure you can tweak it a bit if you have the right genes, social background and drugs but ultimately...we all go downhill! After your mid-20's, your lung function has hit its peak and starts to gradually decline as it loses its elasticity, your bones start thinning not too long after, arteries start hardening, brain shrinks. Basically all of the changes that you see on the outside: grey hair and wrinkles, also happen inside.
Can regenerative medicine ever counter this? Maybe, but it won't be us, our children, their children or even their children's children.
Besides, Iran will probably have nukes way before then.
Ultimately, who knows what we're capable of! It is worth noting though that...there's a lot of evidence to suggest that our 'natural' lifespan is actually around 85-90...sure you can tweak it a bit if you have the right genes, social background and drugs but ultimately...we all go downhill! After your mid-20's, your lung function has hit its peak and starts to gradually decline as it loses its elasticity, your bones start thinning not too long after, arteries start hardening, brain shrinks. Basically all of the changes that you see on the outside: grey hair and wrinkles, also happen inside.
Can regenerative medicine ever counter this? Maybe, but it won't be us, our children, their children or even their children's children.
Besides, Iran will probably have nukes way before then.
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it's possible
but it will take hundreds of years to get any medicine approved for human use
but it will take hundreds of years to get any medicine approved for human use
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Yes.