I posted an article the other day titled Human ageing process biologically reversed in world first. The treatment, which was putting a person in a hyperbaric chamber for 90 minutes a day for five days a week for three months while breathing 100% oxygen, increased telomere length and decreased senescent cell count. I was recommended another article called End of Ageing and Cancer? Scientists Unveil Structure of the 'Immortality' Enzyme Telomerase. Though the recommendation was new, this one dates to 2018 and relates how scientists were able to image telomerase as it was working. It was a breakthrough that should lead to more anti-ageing treatments. The article is a bit sciencey but not overwhelmingly so. The final paragraph is an important one to read.
The challenge today is to live long enough to live forever. But hang on. We see the word immortality thrown around a lot. My opinion is that that's nonsense. It's not just possible but inevitable that, short of divine intervention, we're going to cure ageing and all diseases. I concede that willingly. However, just because people won't die of old age or disease does not mean we'll be immortal. Healthy people will still die from accidents, murder, etc. We'll even be able to change our bodies to be highly resistant to injuries. Fall off a five-story building? No problem. Breathe underwater? No problem. Etc. That's still not immortality. No matter what we do, people will still be able to die.
Here's my test of immortality. If a person's body cannot survive being thrown into the sun, that person is not immortal. No matter how many times people use the word immortal, if it doesn't pass the sun test, it's not immorality.
Still. The possibility of being able to live indefinitely is awesome. Indefinitely is a long, long time.
Have a great weekend.
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