Stem cell researchers give old muscle new pep

We have found another avenue of affecting the practical age of life.

Not to take anything away from us...being of this planet in the geological sense and the product of switches, on and off, is amazing; the levels of complexity we are and have turned into. We have arisen in a world always tending toward entropy on the greater scale. We are the aberration in the statistical sample.

If we believe that there is no magic and if we believe that we human beings are wonderful evolutions arisen from our planet, then we must also believe that we humans are amazingly subtle, nuanced and complicated engineering samples.

If we believe all of that then every single occurrence within us is simply a reaction to another action. And if we believe that, then every little thing we learn about the body will add up to a giant database of ideas and concepts and processes and how they go bump inside of us. We will build a grand picture of ourselves that outlines EVERY single process.

Now, for me, i would be happy with a few hundred years of life because I think i will choose to remain an imperfect emotional human being who can travel the universe always learning and feeling and appreciating.

You do realize within some of our lifetimes there is a relatively strong chance of immortality, right?

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Natural Isotopes Counter Free Radicals

Eurek Alert! - Meat and two neutrons -- the key to a longer life

A while back I read an article from a crazy looking guy talking about the coming immortality. One of his thoughts was that we would learn how to counter free radicals in our body and extend, incrementally our life span. Looks like someone has hit on a slight piece of things...

The most interesting thing is that the same gentlemen from above is quoted in the story and he seems to be the pessimist...I guess being a well educated person in a certain field and understanding the complexities of the human body might make you a cynic.


Ageing experts are impressed with the isotopic approach. Aubrey de Grey, the Cambridge-based gerontologist, says it could be very relevant to the rates of several chemical and enzymatic processes relevant to ageing 'It is a highly novel idea,' he says. 'But it remains to be seen whether it can be the source of practicable therapies, but it is a prospect that certainly cannot be ruled out.'

Charles Cantor, a professor of biomechanical engineering at Boston University, said: 'Preliminary data indicates that this approach can potentially increase lifespan without adverse side effects. If this is borne out by further experiments the implications are profound.'