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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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