Re: [DIYbio] Fwd: [tt] Geneticists Discover a Way to Extend Lifespans to 800 Years

On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 06:43:45PM +0000, Cathal Garvey wrote:

> Without context, older memories would probably be inaccessible to this
> process of "wildcard recall"; what would this mean for Methuselahs of
> the future? Would they succumb to the stereotypical stasis of ancient
> fictional characters like the vampires in Anne Rice's novels?

If you have enough control at molecular scale to halt and reverse
senescence or use vitrified patients in the dewar as blueprints
who would want to keep wearing that stupid man suit longer than
necessary?

Humanity as is is far from being optimal. It's just a passing phase.

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