Comments on: New research on aging hints we might be able to prevent it http://futurismic.com/2008/07/24/new-research-on-aging-hints-we-might-be-able-to-prevent-it/ Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:55:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Gregory Bloom http://futurismic.com/2008/07/24/new-research-on-aging-hints-we-might-be-able-to-prevent-it/comment-page-1/#comment-15693 Gregory Bloom Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:10:51 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2008/07/24/new-research-on-aging-hints-we-might-be-able-to-prevent-it/#comment-15693 I <a href='http://newcerulean.com/?p=5' rel="nofollow">recently passed</a> that great meridian that separates the sea of the living from the sea of the dead myself. You have my sympathies. I suspect we're going to be stuck with the very inferior 'plan B' - having to have our sorry bodies frozen (what's left of 'em, anyway). I recently passed that great meridian that separates the sea of the living from the sea of the dead myself. You have my sympathies. I suspect we’re going to be stuck with the very inferior ‘plan B’ – having to have our sorry bodies frozen (what’s left of ‘em, anyway).

]]> By: John Pate http://futurismic.com/2008/07/24/new-research-on-aging-hints-we-might-be-able-to-prevent-it/comment-page-1/#comment-15684 John Pate Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:59:25 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2008/07/24/new-research-on-aging-hints-we-might-be-able-to-prevent-it/#comment-15684 I wouldn't get too excited. This is not in any way contradictory of the `rust' theory. Turtles are poikilothermic and wales hardly live in a similar environment to humans. I'm quite confident the accumulated genetic damage runs alongside. In fact, it may be the cause - apoptosis is a necessary part of growth and repair even in the embryo yet any problems with that process are, obviously, guaranteed to cause systemic failure. Everything dies - whether it be worms or civilizations. I wouldn’t get too excited. This is not in any way contradictory of the `rust’ theory. Turtles are poikilothermic and wales hardly live in a similar environment to humans. I’m quite confident the accumulated genetic damage runs alongside. In fact, it may be the cause – apoptosis is a necessary part of growth and repair even in the embryo yet any problems with that process are, obviously, guaranteed to cause systemic failure.

Everything dies – whether it be worms or civilizations.

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