(When) Do you think the human race will defeat the aging process?

[SilencerMG]

i dont think it will ever happen. but in a 100 years time i recon we will be living till we are 200

I think the people who voted for the next 100 years are wishful thinking,we are doomed no matter how long it is..most people understand that, but I guess some just need to figure it out on there own..

 

[whoa182]

Nanotech
Biotech

they are the 2 Massive technologies for some or mabey all of the 21st century.

Most of you here will probably Enhance you're selfs in somehow. Most of you will probably have a biochip to monitor you're health or mabey smart clothes.

Some of you will not be full human by the middle of the 21 st century

You will be transhuman, post human


call it what you want, Staying totally biological is not going to help us achieve more, We have to upgrade ourselves

1 early application of Nanotechnology will be

http://www.foresight.org/Nanomedicine/Gall...spirocytes.html

The respirocyte is a bloodborne 1-micron-diameter spherical nanomedical device designed by Robert A. Freitas Jr.. The device acts as an artificial mechanical red blood cell It is designed as a diamondoid 1000-atmosphere pressure vessel with active pumping powered by endogenous serum glucose, and can deliver 236 times more oxygen to the tissues per unit volume than natural red cells while simultaneously managing carbonic acidity.

An individual respirocyte consists of 18 billion precisely arranged structural atoms plus 9 billion temporarily resident molecules when fully loaded. An onboard nanocomputer and numerous chemical and pressure sensors allow the device to exhibit behaviors of modest complexity, remotely reprogrammable by the physician via externally applied acoustic signals

if you were to replace 10% of you're blood with these, You would be able to hold you're breath for around 4 hours

 

[SilencerMG]

any more info on those technologies? or will the average "human" never really know, because the super rich will be the only ones that are ever exposed to it?

 

[whoa182]

Well theres a lot to learn about the impact of these technologies. I have read about 20+ books on Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Computers etc..

These technologies wont just be for the rich, Nanotechnology holds promise to resolve most of the worlds problems, SO the nanotech revolution could affect almost every living human on this planet.

They think that the olympics we just had could of been the last 1 without Geneticly Engineered humans. Its very hard to detect. There is 1 worry in the olympics about using genetic engineering to increase muscle strength.

There is a gene that would increase your muscle strength anything utp 35% within weeks. Expected to be used for people that are disabled. But can also be used in normal healthy people.

Now that is just something near term, Mabey you can imagin the possibilities in the future?

Biotechnology revolution is around the corner, its very close.

There is PLENTY of information on these technologies on the internet

Look up Nanotechnology and Biotechnology search for things like " what does nanotechnology promise " or something. I dont know what but heres a few links to get you started:

www.kurzweilai.net - Daily news on breakthroughs every weekday
The singularity
Will machines become concsious
How to build a brain
LIVING FOREVER
Nanotechnology
Visions of the future
dangerous futures
Virtual reality

and loads more!

http://www.nanotech-now.com/ daily news on breakthroughs
http://www.foresight.org/ Everything you want to know about nanotech!

I just found this.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49758-2005Jan30.html

Nanomedicine's Promise Is Anything but Tiny

You should take a read of that


nanotechnology is extremely promising, bigger than every industrial revolution before it. Its also extremely dangerous. Search the net. You will find some interesting stuff out. The future is going to be far different than the changes that happened in the 20th century. Technology is accelerating. I'll provide much better data and proof and a better description of these technologies in a few days time.

 

[Conan99]

Hardgainer,

I believe the aging process can be "slowed" but not "halted". The genetic material and our cellular functions will not go on forever. Granted, we will come up with forms of preservation that will make us look younger as we get older (externally) but our internal faculties will not continue to operate much longer than 110 to 120 years of age (max). And that is provided we live like angels and avoid environmental causes of disease/aging.

The primary way that any human being can continue to look great into their golden years is by exercising and avoiding excesses in their diet. That is true for people experimenting with alternative forms of physical performance (supplements, etc) as well as for anyone else who merely takes a vitamin each day.

Myself, I hope to live a good long life and be able to retire when it's all said and done. Most of us will probably die from circumstances not related to our taking care of our health (great articles on the oil shortage, and potential for nuclear war. . .etc, on other sites). I say, live your life to the max. Eat good foods. Do things you enjoy and avoid excesses. We'll all find out sooner or later if we did it right.

Peace,

Conan

 

[buffer1]

really hard to say

 

[midnight_sun]

If we as humans keep cutting down forests, killing land and its wild life, were all dead anyways. If you look at history those who dont adapt to the earth loose. Even most Native Indians abused their land, though never admit to it. (Im Native blood) Forests are the first to go with any group, then the fish and wildlife die from stream temp rise. Live stock and farming remove all the soils goods, then humans resort to killing each other to eat. Northern natives dont have trees so they use the fat of animals as fuel....this almost killed all the whales when the rest of the world jumped on the idea to give light to their homes....now oil...next Water....water ISNT renewable. Sure theirs lots of it but what will happen if humans keep breeding. LOL Lots of water but no one to use it.

On another note AI is crap. It isnt smart at all, it dosent learn the way we do. We learn through patterns. The movie AI was way off the mark. AI machines cant even open a door. They think bigger computers, faster processors is the key...its been proven processors are WAY faster then our brain....but in 100 steps our brain recovers the info it wants...where a computer might take 1 million steps. AI is dumb and so are computers. That will change though when AI's funding runs out. Hope that happens soon. Live forever? If we dont need to eat and breath.

 

[JayC9]

Never! Mans years will always number three score and ten...give or take some.

We may extend or shorten our lives by a few years depending on how we treat our body but regardless the body will always break down and die.

 

[SilencerMG]

Never! Mans years will always number three score and ten...give or take some.

We may extend or shorten our lives by a few years depending on how we treat our body but regardless the body will always break down and die.

well...as it turns out actually.. life can be extended by many many years.. right now the stem cell research debate is key to prolonging life and keeping the human body repaired and healthy, after these debates have cleared and research is actually funded like it should... within just a few years they will have discovered new things.. maybe some things we might not even begin to think of.. its a safe bet to say stay healthy and ride this boat for as long as you can, because in or lifetimes it may be possible to actually see wether or not aging can be defeated....also..look into the technology of today.. humans may be able to be saved like data on a computer....already the playstation 3 is as powerful as 1% of the human brain..so.. whos to say what the next decade might give us..

 

[Agent Dana Scully]

Well, it is hard to say. My mom is a Ph.D. who is doing research on something called "Program Cell Death". Basically, what happens is everytime your cells split to form new cells a tiny bit of DNA is lost in the division. Eventually, enough information is lost so that your cells cannot replicate anymore and you are "hard-wired" to die. Research is being done to reduce the loss of DNA in these divisions.

With stem cell research, and new technologies I think we will definitely be able to extend human life, but I don't think we can ever conquer death.

If we could, I think 5,000 years or even more would probably be the best assumption. You have to realize that there have been many de-evolutions in mankinds history (i.e. roman empire ---> middle ages) that could get in the way of progress. Even assuming these problems did not occur, the body is a machine - it wears down. What happens when the brain wears down? Can we even record the information stored in one's brain and transfer it to another one?

There are too many questions to answer this even with an educational guess right now, IMO.

There's my 2 cents.

This is also called Oxidation Theory, and they're looking to solving this using the mathematical theory of communication by Claude Shannon to reduce loss of transmission within pertinent information. This is what Bell, Bellsouth uses for telephone communication.