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Could it be possible in the future to stop human aging or reverse it?

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by what year do u think it’ll happen?

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5 Responses to “Could it be possible in the future to stop human aging or reverse it?”

  1. aging Says:
    June 15th, 2009 at 11:26 am

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    I think “they” can…it has to do with messing with genes and stuff.

  2. aging Says:
    June 15th, 2009 at 2:00 pm

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    I don’t think there’s any really good theoretical reason why it absolutely couldn’t be done.

    I’m sure it would be incredibly difficult to figure out how. As far as I know, aging is a fundamental, progressive degradation of the entire organism, arising from an insufficient level of sophistication of “design” in the genetic code itself.

    I think evolution has advanced down this path because species benefit from it, in terms of maintaining and growing their populations, in particular by innovating their genetics at a rate sufficient to ensure a reasonable rate of survival in the event of unforseen circumstances.

    The cost of genetic innovation is that mistakes are made. But mistakes that result in death after a reasonable amount of time are quite tolerable, from the “point of view” of whole species.

    If the individual reproduces enough times, its own death is of no account. And there is no evolutionary mechanism for “weeding” death out. Why should there be?

    Anyway, there’s just about no prospect of artificially induced immortality happening any time soon, but strange breakthroughs could happen at any time. I don’t think it’s possible to predict if or when such a thing might become possible.

    There’s possibly one or two simple and effective ways known right now, for significantly increasing your lifespan. Restricting your diet for example. This works for all kinds of animals, including people. Most people would never do it of course.

    Possibly one of the “simplest” ways to do it would be, to build a an incredibly sophisticated data processing device (of some sort), and work out how to “transfer” a human mind from it’s organic “hardware platform” to the artificial one. That’s been speculated about quite a lot.

    Again, you’re not talking about anything real easy.

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    June 17th, 2009 at 11:38 am

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    If I stop to think clearly about this question, I must pose this question. If it becomes possible to “reverse aging” in humans, then that process would cause us to return to infancy and “beyond” (become a morula)?

    Reverse aging? You might as well hope to “time travel”.

    Best wishes and good luck.

  4. aging Says:
    June 18th, 2009 at 8:00 am

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    It might be closer than you think:

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    June 18th, 2009 at 9:54 am

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    there are many theories explaining the mechanism of aging including the promising explanation of degradation of genetic material from reactive oxygen species (ROS).

    our cells inevitably create several ROS as a result of metabolism. ROS cause mutations, changing the genetic code. for example, mutation over time is a decreased production collagen, causing the common sign of aging, wrinkles. an accumulation of mutations in different genes attribute to failing of normal cellular processes causing failing organs or systems, cancers, and a general degradation of the body.

    eliminating ROS is key to slowing or stopping aging. much work is being done now to create enzymes that are better able to metabolize them. antioxidants aid in the battle against ROS and should be consumed. diet can also reduce the amounts of ROS produced; it has been said that lacto-pesco-vegetarians is the ideal diet for both fitness and those who are age-conscious.

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