Guest guest Posted August 13, 2003 Report Share Posted August 13, 2003 " (This is, of course, a great prediction to make because none of us will be around in 2100 to mock him if he's wrong.) " I'd be 115 in 2100 so it's possible I'd still be around... - > http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/08/12/nyt.kristof/index.html > excerpt: > Psst. Wanna live to the age of 600? > This may not be as absurd a question as it sounds. Genetic medicine is > making enormous strides, and it may hold the promise -- or maybe it's > the peril -- of eventually making us something closer to immortal. > > " Our life expectancy will be in the region of 5,000 years " in rich > countries in the year 2100, predicts Aubrey de Grey, a scholar at > Cambridge University. (This is, of course, a great prediction to make > because none of us will be around in 2100 to mock him if he's wrong.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2003 Report Share Posted August 13, 2003 Hey Folks! 600 is too much isn't it? ! Sounds Extrapolating but Fascinating also. At 2100 my age would be 2100 - 1975 = 125 . Lets get back to reality: The maximum human longevity is 120 (end dot). Perhaps 130 with xtreme xtreme xtreme CR, but not more than that! The only way to by pass this limit (with current technology) is to decrease body temp (this could be done with drugs acting on the termoregulatory center on the hipotalamus). The reason little research is being done about this (I don't know any ) is because this would worse the QoL (Quality of Life). Nobody wants to be could !! By the way, the winter here in Brazil now is *very* cold . Let me take a hot bath ! My cold body need extra calories to get warm to mantain itself hot ! hahaha -- Gandhi. ----- Original Message ----- From: April <apricot855@...> < > Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 7:24 AM Subject: [ ] CNN article > http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/08/12/nyt.kristof/index.html > excerpt: > Psst. Wanna live to the age of 600? > This may not be as absurd a question as it sounds. Genetic medicine is > making enormous strides, and it may hold the promise -- or maybe it's > the peril -- of eventually making us something closer to immortal. > > " Our life expectancy will be in the region of 5,000 years " in rich > countries in the year 2100, predicts Aubrey de Grey, a scholar at > Cambridge University. (This is, of course, a great prediction to make > because none of us will be around in 2100 to mock him if he's wrong.) > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2003 Report Share Posted August 13, 2003 > none of us will be around in 2100 to mock him if he's wrong.) Hey, that would make me 126, which is right on target for a CR lifestyle... Probably about the same time tenure will be opening up! Cheers, ________________________ Gifford 3-5 Humanities Centre Department of English University of Alberta www.ualberta.ca/~gifford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2003 Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 Considering the oldest person known so far died at 122 after smoking and drinking most of her life and didn't practice CR and probably didn't know the finer depths of nutrition I'd say 140-150 is a definite possibility. - > Hey Folks! > 600 is too much isn't it? ! Sounds Extrapolating but > Fascinating also. At 2100 my age would be 2100 - 1975 = 125 . > Lets get back to reality: > The maximum human longevity is 120 (end dot). > > Perhaps 130 with xtreme xtreme xtreme CR, but not more than that! > The only way to by pass this limit (with current technology) is > to decrease body temp (this could be done with drugs > acting on the termoregulatory center on the hipotalamus). > The reason little research is being done about > this (I don't know any ) is because this would worse the > QoL (Quality of Life). Nobody wants to be could !! > > By the way, the winter here in Brazil now is *very* cold . > Let me take a hot bath ! My cold body need extra calories to get > warm to mantain itself hot ! hahaha > > -- Gandhi. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: April <apricot855@a...> > < > > Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 7:24 AM > Subject: [ ] CNN article > > > > http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/08/12/nyt.kristof/index.html > > excerpt: > > Psst. Wanna live to the age of 600? > > This may not be as absurd a question as it sounds. Genetic medicine is > > making enormous strides, and it may hold the promise -- or maybe it's > > the peril -- of eventually making us something closer to immortal. > > > > " Our life expectancy will be in the region of 5,000 years " in rich > > countries in the year 2100, predicts Aubrey de Grey, a scholar at > > Cambridge University. (This is, of course, a great prediction to make > > because none of us will be around in 2100 to mock him if he's wrong.) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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