This looks promising Researchers in Germany have identified a potential source of reprogrammable cells in adults that could be used for regenerative therapy. The cells would be taken directly from the testis and cultured. No cloning or destruction of embryos would be necessary. The discovery opens up the possibility, at least for men, of having […]
Last week, after hearing a prediction of 1000-year life spans from Aubrey de Grey, Roger L. Simon expressed concern about the possibility of living too long. 112 years, say, of retirement doesn’t sound exactly enthralling. That’s a lot of checkers and parcheesi. One of the scientists interviewed in the article said people are living vigorous […]
Aubrey de Grey speculates that the serious work will begin in about 10 years and may be substantially finished in about 25. FuturePundit has the details.
The current issue of The Scientist, sporting the catchy phrase “Fight Aging” on the cover,* features an article on the reality of life extension in the near future: Imagine an intervention, such as a pill, that could significantly reduce your risk of cancer. Imagine an intervention that could reduce your risk of stroke, or dementia, […]
I do my best to stay on the cutting edge with gutsy predictions. My personal favorite “gutsy prediction” is that we’ll have true life extension therapy by 2014. But then I’m one-upped by a Stanford biologist. The trend is expected to start in 2010 as human lifespan begins expanding at an unprecedented rate, says biologist […]
Seeing as we’ve launched an unplanned mini blogwave on the subject of push prizes over the past few days, this is an excellent time to remind our readers that not all such prizes are about space or mechanical computers or flying cars. The Methuselah Mouse Prize is now over $3.2 million. In the words of […]
Seeing as we’ve launched an unplanned mini blogwave on the subject of push prizes over the past few days, this is an excellent time to remind our readers that not all such prizes are about space or mechanical computers or flying cars. The Methuselah Mouse Prize is now over $3.2 million. In the words of […]
Glenn Reynolds on the comparison/contrast between Eric Drexler and Aubrey de Grey: I think that de Grey is a bit naive in saying that because people are cordial and give him intellectual respect, he’s safe. Drexler got the same respect and courtesy, until he didn’t. The nanotechnology industry folks decided to try to marginalize Drexler […]
Glenn Reynolds on the comparison/contrast between Eric Drexler and Aubrey de Grey: I think that de Grey is a bit naive in saying that because people are cordial and give him intellectual respect, he’s safe. Drexler got the same respect and courtesy, until he didn’t. The nanotechnology industry folks decided to try to marginalize Drexler […]