Telomere extension turns back aging clock in cultured human cells, study finds

Re:Telomere extension turns back aging clock in cultured hum... by ypeterholmes on Friday January 23, 2015 @05:38PM (#8937799)

People will continue dying, but young in their 100s, or in their 20s like today

Not for long. Years from now living without a backup of yourself will be as abhorrent as currently operating a database with no backup.

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Re:Telomere extension turns back aging clock in cultured hum... by JoshTriplett on Friday January 23, 2015 @05:46PM (#8937844)

I don't want a backup; I want RAID. The existence of a copy of a person does not preserve the continuity of the original.

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Re:Telomere extension turns back aging clock in cultured hum... by csixty4 on Friday January 23, 2015 @05:59PM (#8937919)

Hmmm...Redundant Array of Inexpensive Daves...I feel inspired to write a short story...

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Re:Telomere extension turns back aging clock in cultured hum... by Florin_Andrei on Friday January 23, 2015 @05:52PM (#8937878)

> The existence of a copy of a person does not preserve the continuity of the original.

Amazing how many people forget this simple fact.

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Re:Telomere extension turns back aging clock in cultured hum... by malka on Saturday January 24, 2015 @07:53PM (#8941670)

Yes. In a skewed way, in a lot of sci-fi show, the characters commited suicide on a regular basis.

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Re:Telomere extension turns back aging clock in cultured hum... by hughes on Friday January 23, 2015 @06:24PM (#8938024)

The very possibility of a "backup" implies a dualism that makes me uncomfortable.

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