Immortal life?

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<p>I’m moving this post to this forum section, since it seems more appropriate. </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=243144[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=243144&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>BUMP. This is very important. Read these research articles from professor Aubrey de Grey, University of Cambridge.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.sens.org/manu16.pdf[/url]”>http://www.sens.org/manu16.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://www.sens.org/AdGpubs.htm#intro[/url]”>http://www.sens.org/AdGpubs.htm#intro&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I wonder if this is a healthy obsession for a high school student. It seems more suited to eccentric billionaires and the like.</p>

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<p>You’re going to die, and it will be within the next 100 years. Deal.</p>

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<p>1000:1 odds on OP’s death within the next 100 years. Taking any comers?</p>

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<p>I predict that Aubrey de Grey himself will die within the next 50 years. Most of his ideas will die along with him.</p>

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<p>RHS,</p>

<p>I think the anti-aging research is fascinating and holds great promise. I don’t think it will make us immortal any time soon, nor will it eliminate the need for health care professionals in the foreseeable future. (Believe it or not, in my youth people thought vaccines would end specific diseases and make us live longer. They did both - but new diseases and problems surfaced. Vaccines were not the ultimate answer many thought they would be.) </p>

<p>It’s fascinating how all forms of life evolve. As we modify our DNA to avoid today’s diseases, I have no doubt that bacteria, funguses, and viruses will mutate, too, and that medical scientists will do their best to stay one step ahead.</p>