Longevity: Stop the aging, reduce the death risk


	Longevity: Stop the aging, reduce the death risk

invictus

9-28-2007 8:24 PM

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health, longevity, science

invictus says:

Paradigm shift in medicine: Directly targeting the aging, instead of directly targeting the diseases.

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11-2-2007 3:52 PM

deadcowkid

Invictus, your posts always interest me.
This fascinates me. I am sure they will be significant discoveries just through this kind of study. Although, for me, I don't wish my life to be made longer through science. We have a little bit of a population problem already. I am fine with whatever time I have here on this small planet. If they were able to make people live longer, who would have access to such technology and who wouldn't and who would decide. $$$$

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