Scientists find way to wipe a cell's memory to reprogram it as a stem cell

Re:Scientists find way to wipe a cell's memory to reprogram ... by seer on Monday August 28, 2023 @01:31AM (#37290139)

Wouldn’t it be the other way around? Now, since the effects of our prejudice, inequality etc, are usually borne way after we die, we don’t get to see the effects of our decisions. If we get to live a lot longer, we’ll be wiser in making better, more balanced decisions.

As for stagnation, sure earth itself is quite overpopulated, but there is nothing technologically stopping humanity from colonizing the solar system.

If humanity gets it shit together and becomes slightly more organized, those experiments in society will just happen in geographically different places.

The “red mars, blue mars, green mars” trilogy explores this quite well, even if the science is a bit dated, the politics aspects of the books are quite interesting, tackling future colonization and longevity’s political pressures and opportunities.

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Re:Scientists find way to wipe a cell's memory to reprogram ... by rubinelli on Monday August 28, 2023 @09:58AM (#37294058)

That's a very rosy view of humans. The average person gets older, not wiser; they see the consequences of their actions and find someone else to blame. Real social and cultural change comes from new generations.

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