Thursday, September 01, 2005

End of aging

Mice with the ability to regenerate any tissue or organ but the brain:
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,16417002%255E30417,00.html
As an added bonus, injecting the fetal cells into other mice also gives them this ability.

For the last couple years I've held the position that in 50, and no more than 100 years, humans will just not get any older.

Also, I think it's about time someone invented "The Human Gene Expression Kit --Home Edition" Don't like your eye color? Too fat? Too thin? Busted kidney? etc etc.. This will of course have to be something that you piece together from instructions on the internet.. Liability and medical licensure issues would be too heinous otherwise. I'm optimistic it will be done though... The non monetary motivation is definitely there..

When you see that people today are injecting themselves with silicone they bought at the hardware store for $10, you must believe that eventually people will take it on themselves to alter their own genetic code... I can't wait.

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