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Postby Gim » Wed Mar 29, 2017 10:51 pm

Novus America wrote:
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What other than biological?


This technology offers no immortality at all.

It just expends life spans by up to 50%.


Oh well, longer thd better still.
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Postby Wallenburg » Thu Mar 30, 2017 12:43 am

Novus America wrote:
Gim wrote:
What other than biological?


This technology offers no immortality at all.

It just expends life spans by up to 50%.

50%? Wow that's high! Where did you find that number?
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Postby Gim » Thu Mar 30, 2017 1:05 am

Wallenburg wrote:
Novus America wrote:
This technology offers no immortality at all.

It just expends life spans by up to 50%.

50%? Wow that's high! Where did you find that number?


I know, right? :p
Nothing to back his statement.
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Postby The Lone Alliance » Thu Mar 30, 2017 1:42 am

Well even if they could reverse some of the aging process I doubt it could bring true immortality there might be some parts of the body that chemicals alone can't restore.

Really there's still a lot of questions about the aging process in general. Or even the Telomere theory.
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Postby Gim » Thu Mar 30, 2017 1:49 am

The Lone Alliance wrote:Well even if they could reverse some of the aging process I doubt it could bring true immortality there might be some parts of the body that chemicals alone can't restore.

Really there's still a lot of questions about the aging process in general. Or even the Telomere theory.


Only if there were a way to elongate the telomeres.
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Postby Conscentia » Thu Mar 30, 2017 2:02 am

Gim wrote:
The Lone Alliance wrote:Well even if they could reverse some of the aging process I doubt it could bring true immortality there might be some parts of the body that chemicals alone can't restore.
Really there's still a lot of questions about the aging process in general. Or even the Telomere theory.

Only if there were a way to elongate the telomeres.

There is. Telomerase renews telomeres. Problem is it does that for cancer cells as well as healthy cells. In-fact, telomerase is the reason cancer cells are biologically immortal to begin with.
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Postby Gim » Thu Mar 30, 2017 2:32 am

Conscentia wrote:
Gim wrote:Only if there were a way to elongate the telomeres.

There is. Telomerase renews telomeres. Problem is it does that for cancer cells as well as healthy cells. In-fact, telomerase is the reason cancer cells are biologically immortal to begin with.


It gets shortened every year, though.
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Postby Aromanticism » Thu Mar 30, 2017 2:55 am

I'm just confused now, to be honest. :unsure:
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Postby Gim » Thu Mar 30, 2017 2:57 am

Aromanticism wrote:I'm just confused now, to be honest. :unsure:


The majority of us want an immortal life.
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