Lab R&D on life extension?
Q. If someone wanted to do R&D (actual lab work, not solely reading/writing articles/peer reviewed journals) on life extension technology; Cryogenics, Biological immortality, essentially making a human being a set "age" (ex: looking/feeling in your 30s for the rest of your life) what occupation would you need to be? Would a medical scientist do this research? Or is there some other occupation with less school/time?
Asked by OutOfLuck - Wed Jun 10 09:51:47 2009 - Biology - 1 Answers - Comments

A. Most likely one would be a medical doctor or a Ph. D. in animal physiology. By studying animals, one could possibly discover a gene or genes that slows aging. I believe there are some extensive studies on a nematode in which they have extended the life span significantly. Discoveries made by studying invertebrates or simple vertebrates may be applicable to humans.
Answered by saffronesque - Wed Jun 10 10:51:03 2009

How did the humans become allies with the Vortigaunts in Half-Life 2?
Q. I remember playing Half-Life 1 and the vortiguants were our enemies, but in Half-Life 2 they are now our friends/allies. How did that come to be? I didn't play any of the extensions/sequels of the HL1 series, but I did play the very first one (and we were still enemies in that one), so maybe it happened in one of those sequels where we became friends. If so, how and why did we become friends with the Vortiguants? Thanks.
Asked by NeoJoe - Tue Jul 1 16:36:45 2008 - Video & Online Games - 3 Answers - Comments

A. As far as i know.. maybe the vortigaunt become our allies since we kill the Nihilanth (the creature controlled the Xen creature including Vortigaunt) at the ending of HL1.
Answered by Chazwee - Wed Jul 2 09:42:57 2008

Examples of illnesses or conditions that require a person to take medications in order to stay alive.?
Q. Meaning if they do not take the medication they will die. If your wondering: I'm writing a paper about human life extension.
Asked by - Mon Oct 3 15:34:34 2011 - Other - Diseases - 2 Answers - Comments

A. Metistatic carcinoma End-stage heart failure, or end-stage heart failure from endocarditis or myocarditis Organ transplantation (any organ transplanted into the body) HIV/AIDS Diabetes type 1 Severe hypothyroidism or status post thyroidectomy (surgical removal of the thyroid) Renal (kidney) failure
Answered by - Mon Oct 3 16:26:52 2011

Which fields of study will be most important in the near future for human life-extension?
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Asked by intellectual dude - Wed Mar 5 21:21:15 2008 - Other - Science - 1 Answers - Comments

A. Definitely genetics - if you can decode the DNA and work out how to engineer or improve the one you have, you'll be laughing and a millionaire
Answered by *Astro* - Wed Mar 5 21:56:41 2008

Life extension (longevity). Is a substance that can be taken?
Q. I know exercise and diet, but I'm talking about living 300 years or more. We've mapped the human Genome so there must be a DNA extender somewhere with all our technology.
Asked by - Mon Feb 21 20:09:13 2011 - Medicine - 3 Answers - Comments

A. yes scientists are working with telemorase, which is an enzyme that keeps dna from disintegrating (if you want to know how just google telemorase). so far they have only tested on rats, and they are far from working with humans, but ive heard theyve had some positive results. the problem with telemorase is it can cause dna to reproduce too much and cause cancer, so theyre still working out the quirks
Answered by - Mon Feb 21 20:25:09 2011

If you were offered a medicine that would give you another 30-40 years of life, would you take it?
Q. Scientists are working on it right now, I think the reason people are so vehmently opposed to life extension is that they have already come to terms with the fact that aging is both gahstly and inevitable, the only way the human mind can cope with the true horror of old age and death is by convincing itself that it is a good thing, a natural thing that must occour. But given the chance I would rather live on, young and healthy, than die miserable and frail, What are your thoughts?
Asked by More Tea Vicar? - Sat Feb 17 09:12:18 2007 - Other - Society & Culture - 13 Answers - Comments

A. Yes, as long as my family took it too.
Answered by Alicat - Sat Feb 17 09:16:05 2007

Nanotechnology and life-extension?
Q. It is becoming, more and more, common-knowledge that humans might, someday, sooner than we thought, stop our biological clocks from ticking (in other words, we'd stop aging). Probably using little tweaks in our DNA and telomeres, and also using nanotechnology to repair any damage done to us, whether by diseases or accidents, or by time itself. So, my question is.. Do people still think stopping aging (and who knows, possibly getting closer to immortality) is impossible, and pure fiction? I mean, people ages ago thought organ transplants were crazy and impossible, and look at us go!! I think the human mind and/or information power is growing so quickly, that we will discover in 20/30 years more than we discovered in hundreds of years past... [cont.]
Asked by - Thu Jul 8 19:33:42 2010 - Engineering - 2 Answers - Comments

A. It is possible, just hope it happens in my lifetime ;)
Answered by B - Sun Jul 11 15:43:07 2010

scientific life extension wouldnt not be unnatural?
Q. As a transhumanist, I advocate radical life extension and maximal progression of technologies such as gene therapy, nanotechnology, and neurostimulation, which may well extend the human conscious life span exponentially. However, these ideas are always met with fierce resistancem which I truly cannot understand. I always hear phrases such as "its not natural" and "were not meant to live that long." But what exactly does this mean? What is "natural?" The truth is were not "meant" to do or be anything- we just do, and just are. Random evolutionary forces in the universe created the relative law of physics as they are, for no reason other than forced existential probability. Our "natural" 90… [cont.]
Asked by - Sun Dec 6 10:58:52 2009 - Religion & Spirituality - 3 Answers - Comments

A. Life sucks bad enough living 100 years... who wants to stretch out their suffering to 900 years?
Answered by Timmy Turner - Sun Dec 6 11:04:52 2009

BEST human hair extension shampoo/conditioner? any EXPERTS?
Q. i want to know which products specialized for extensions will prolong their life i had some befor and washed them with normal shampoo/conditioner and it went all frizzy! help pls its grade A human wavy hair, i have bought a nourishing/conditioning spray for after washing but what should i wash it with?? thanks x x x
Asked by Girl - Sat Nov 22 09:15:43 2008 - Hair - 2 Answers - Comments

A. use x-10 hair extension aftercare range. www.enchantedlocks.com
Answered by - Sun Nov 23 09:05:53 2008

Does a fetus have rights? Or is it an extension of the human?
Q. A fetus is attatched to me. It is in my body. Therefore, it is mine to do with what I wish - it is merely a temporary extension of my being. Where does it get rights? What section of our law books gives a fetus rights? Why doesn't the woman in whose body it is forming have rights? Do you think that 'pro-life = anti-abortion'? And, if so, doesn't 'anti-abortion = anti-womens' rights'? And when did a safe, legal medical procedure become trampling ground for Christian crusaders and a major politica platform? Honestly would like opinions. To me, saying a fetus has rights is like saying my kidneys have rights. I'm interested in other people's thoughts. First of all, I'd really like to thank everyone for their honest answers. And, for the couple… [cont.]
Asked by Steph Gas - Mon Sep 18 15:29:26 2006 - Religion & Spirituality - 27 Answers - Comments

A. A fetuses rights start when it can live outside it's mother. Until then the mother's rights come first! Even nature aborts fetuses when not acceptable. Who here is so super bright as to argue with that?
Answered by Heinz M - Mon Sep 18 15:32:59 2006

Does ginkgo biloba help prevent mitochondrial aging and extend lifespan?
Q. I remember hearing or reading that it prevented the aging of mitochondria, and allowed the mitochondria to remain youthful looking into old age, and that it also extended lifespan in animals(including some mammals.). Is this true? Also if true what dose was used, and what would be the human equivalent dose to achieve life extension(assuming it is effective in humans as well)?
Asked by Darian - Sun Feb 10 16:58:15 2008 - Medicine - 1 Answers - Comments

A. Hi Darian. There are several scientific studies showing Ginkgo Biloba extract EGb 761 given in vitro (in cell studies) has positive effects on Mitochondria. Whether these effects occur in vivo (in live human beings) requires further research. Best wishes.
Answered by Doctor J - Sun Feb 10 18:49:32 2008

Who cares if there is life in other planets?
Q. We hear about out-space projects, projects that may take hundreds of years to realize. Religious projects, political administration projects, etc... behind which is a known and historically proven personal or reduced number of beneficiaries. Excess food is available as well as money that can be diverted to even-out the missery in most countries and continue with important research to improve human existance in general not just for a few selfish unworthy elements who dont deserve belonging to the human race. We are all going to DIE anyway, that is what makes us all EQUAL no one is going to get out of this world alive ... so let us all make our existance as pleasant as possible. dont anybody think they are above or below any other person if… [cont.]
Asked by JusticeToAll - Sat Apr 7 08:22:53 2007 - Astronomy & Space - 22 Answers - Comments

A. If you think space exploration is wasteful, what about the trillions of dollars spent annually on militarism, just by the United States? The U.S. could cut their military budget by 5%, and use the money to provide food, housing, clean water and education to every person on Earth. Their international prestige would be lifted so high by that act that they would not need most of the remaining 95%.
Answered by poorcocoboiboi - Sat Apr 7 08:44:41 2007

Do you think life is too short? Would you accept rejuvenation procedures to live another 1,000 years?
Q. Robert A. Heinlein, one of the great writers of science fiction, described the extension of human life by rejuvenation in some of his work. The issue of boredom and motivation to continue is discussed, and is quite interesting. In Robert Heinlein's world, people who were rejuvenated remained the same people they had always been. Reincarnation wasn't a part of the process. Do you remember the Goldie Hawn movie, Death Becomes Her? In this case, people who took the magic potion couldn't die, no matter how badly their bodies were damaged. Would this be a fate worse than death?
Asked by In Honor of Moja - Tue Aug 15 22:29:40 2006 - Philosophy - 24 Answers - Comments

A. I don't see why not, especially if you can die from *trauma*. 1000 years is a lot of time but this world is so full of wonders and excitement and great times that I highly doubt you'll ever get bored. During one lifetime most people specialize only in one career/field. You'd also be a great source of firsthand history, that's for sure. In general I find it a little sad that some of you think life is so full of hardship that to extend it a bunch would not be worth it. But to each his own it probably won't matter in our lifetime. BTW I would never say life is "too short" but certainly I see no real problem with life extension.
Answered by d.anconia - Tue Aug 15 22:38:36 2006

Moral arguments against "transhumanism,&quot ; specifically life extension?
Q. Of course transhumanism might be totally unreasonably and hyped up, but that's a separate question. Can you argue against radical life extension (lengthening the human lifespan to hundreds or thousands of years) morally, while at the same time supporting vaccination, pacifism, or other things that "unnaturally" prolong the human lifespan? Is extending human life via say, artificial organs, really any different from using medicine or whatever? Both are in some sense "playing God," so where's the moral distinction (if any) between the two.
Asked by bob135 - Thu Oct 23 03:42:53 2008 - Philosophy - 4 Answers - Comments

A. One of the main arguments I've come across is that with radical life extension, Earth would soon become grossly overpopulated. I don't think this is too serious a worry though, for several reasons. First, as nations become increasingly developed and educated, birth rates tend to level off or even drop. Most industrialized nations have stable growth rates, with a few (Italy, Japan and Russia to name 3) actually in population decline. By the time _average_ human lifespan is able to pass a century or 120 years, the extra population might be sorely needed. Of course we'll have to rethink or even abandon some of our age-dependent social institutions like Social Security, which are not really sustainable now much less when we're living decades… [cont.]
Answered by Reason and evidence are deicidal agents - Sun Oct 26 15:29:35 2008

Are humans technologically advanced or not?
Q. We can do similarly miraculous things, such as send voices and images around the world in under a second, or fly over the ocean in a matter of hours. Or heat food in under a minute. Or store entire libraries in a small black box, a hard drive. But we are extremely limited in other things, such as understanding how the brain's electrical impulses store information. Or space travel. Or gene therapy. Or radical life extension technology.
Asked by Not yet 21 but got FAKE ID!!!!! - Wed Oct 14 00:45:27 2009 - Philosophy - 11 Answers - Comments

A. Compared to chimps, yes.
Answered by Lorelei - Wed Oct 14 00:51:49 2009

What do you of alcor life extension ?
Q. yes or no ? not a simple answer. When dead, the company freezes you in perfect condition. in hope future technology ( nana tech or any) can heal you. Why buried ( earth), heat( fire burn) if not frozen (cold) . The water, universe space all cold. God created those 3 elements and we can use them. In the 18th century death was when we died. With today medicine even people were brain ddead could be revive after 20 min because of future tech. Think of Lepracy, that was cured. 25th Century. Time is just a line that moves forward and never stops. We can move back and forth in place A and B , but not cross back and forth in time dimension. Since we are humans, we do not want to die. Think: Star Trek or Buck Rogers, Knight Rider 2000, The man who… [cont.]
Asked by Fdsfds F - Fri Jan 4 02:39:46 2008 - Physics - 5 Answers - Comments

A. Have you seen the process? They have to butcher the body up pretty badly. Even if you woke up and that is a long shot, you would not be very ascetically pleasing. I watched a video and they drilled a huge hole in the head to pack the brain with ice and then starting doing all kinds of things to the rest of the body.
Answered by wcowell2000 - Fri Jan 4 02:50:07 2008

what do u think is the meaning of life?is there a meaning? if so is it individual or agreater sense ofmeaning?
Q. what i mean is that i see the whole human race as slaves to there own structure..all they do is trying to perpetuate themselves and pass the genetic code forward.withwe with direct actions or indirect thats all they basicly do and we strive for knowledge and longer lives to make ourselves more efficient and reproduce better and making the lives of our cildren better. we are like the extension of our own dnathat has evolved in its race to become better into a form of a human being a very complex mechanism of reproduction and of defensive potential against harm. what do u think of all this?
Asked by David's Stone - Thu Jan 11 18:09:30 2007 - Philosophy - 5 Answers - 1 Comments

A. Catholics believe the meaning of human life is to know and love God. With love in Christ.
Answered by imacatholic2 - Fri Jan 12 00:57:22 2007

Does anyone know any remedies for dry/damaged clip in extensions?
Q. After a while my extensions go a little dry, dull and frizzy, Its happened with every set i buy, never mind how cheap or expensive. They are human hair extensions and i use Tresemme dry/damaged hair shampoo and conditioner as well as a smoothing serum which just makes them look greasy and makes them go wavy after a bit. I've tried everything from vinegar to mayonnaise. Any advice on how to get my hair back to life?
Asked by - Sun May 16 15:04:28 2010 - Hair - 2 Answers - Comments

living forever would not be "unnatural"?
Q. As a transhumanist, I advocate radical life extension and maximal progression of technologies such as gene therapy, nanotechnology, and neurostimulation, which may well extend the human conscious life span exponentially. However, these ideas are always met with fierce resistancem which I truly cannot understand. I always hear phrases such as "its not natural" and "were not meant to live that long." But what exactly does this mean? What is "natural?" The truth is were not "meant" to do or be anything- we just do, and just are. Random evolutionary forces in the universe created the relative law of physics as they are, for no reason other than forced existential probability. Our "natural" 90… [cont.]
Asked by - Sun Dec 6 10:23:46 2009 - Philosophy - 7 Answers - Comments

A. we are finite things. life,like all things, is meant to reach an end. technology can really prolong one's existence nowadays, but might not keep it that way forever. I think the "unnatural" that most people pertain to regarding this matter is not the process through achieving immortality, but the phase one undergoes after the process. We cant deny that it would make a huge impact to one who would achieve such a state of overcoming death, but we can never tell what these things are, 'cause no one has ever really outlived his "deadline" to tell his story! Ever wondered why? No one has ever really laid the facts of the origins of life, how living things come about along with inanimate things. How could we expect that… [cont.]
Answered by - Sun Dec 6 11:05:30 2009

How far away are life extension technologies that can prolong human lifespan by at least 10 years?
Q. Excluding technologies such as healthy diet and lifestyle. I refuse to die! Please no responses about how we are destined to die, unless there is solid proof of some sort life extension is impossible.
Asked by - Tue Feb 23 18:00:12 2010 - Cancer - 3 Answers - 1 Comments

A. My guess is that it has occurred, although not enough time has passed for verification. There is a non-profit organization dedicated to just that purpose (no set limit). It was founded in 1983 (I think) and inspired, and contributed to, by Durk Pearson (triple major - Physics, Biology, Psychology - w/a triple minor at MIT) and Sandy Shaw (double major - Chemistry, Zoology - and a minor at UCLA), co-authors of "Life Extension, a Practical Scientific Approach" (1982). They are/were the only instance of anyone ever beating the FDA (unanimous decision), in a landmark case involving allowing claims for scientifically proven health benefits for supplements. Durk has also done a lot of work for NASA and oil shale research (US Dept. of… [cont.]
Answered by - Tue Feb 23 18:14:48 2010