Caloric restriction reduces age-related and all-cause mortality in rhesus monkeys

Re:Caloric restriction reduces age-related and all-cause mor... by Houshalter on Friday April 04, 2014 @03:36PM (#7533784)

It's just a simple projection, it's not meant to be taken so seriously. I expect that it's extremely conservative. We are currently in the dark ages of medicine where we just shoot people up with random chemicals and see what happens. There is a lot of room for improvement. Not to mention the singularity.

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Re:Caloric restriction reduces age-related and all-cause mor... by willholloway on Friday April 04, 2014 @03:59PM (#7533942)

Exactly. We are simply molecular machines, and we can and will become masters of our molecular destiny, and I would be happy to make a Simon–Ehrlich type wager with anyone, executed by smart crypto-contract, that the average lifespan of a Female born in 2000 will be > than 100.

I would say that my heir(s) will collect the winnings, but I fully expect medical progress will let me outpace death for quite some time.

"And what do we say to death?"

"Not today!"

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Re:Caloric restriction reduces age-related and all-cause mor... by dfc on Friday April 04, 2014 @07:26PM (#7535112)

I would take that bet and not solely because you failed to exclude third world countries. I would probably hesitate on "in 2050, a 50 year old women has, on average, another 50 years of life" and definitely pass on "in 2075, a 75 year old women has, on average, another 25 years of life."

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Re:Caloric restriction reduces age-related and all-cause mor... by bokononon on Friday April 04, 2014 @04:47PM (#7534259)

(not so confident there, someone here is just a doctor's appointment away from catastrophe, could be anyone, even you :-/)

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