26-08-2003 10:26									#31
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people in the USA could be living to 100 now if they didnt eat so much garbage. We've made huge advances in longevity, but people somehow always manage to undo them through bad health.

	26-08-2003 19:19									#32
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Logevity research will not get much goverment support because it would be a finacial disaster for western goverment and thier various persion systmes that need less old folks and more young workers to support them.

	26-08-2003 20:17									#33
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The story has reached the BBC website if you wan the simple version.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3175081.stm

Personally I will continue to wave two fingers at patented drugs and stick to the glass of red wine per day approach to longevity.

	26-08-2003 20:34									#34
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anyone else discontent with facial skin? should I open a new poncy thread?

	26-08-2003 23:43									#35
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What? the 'discontent with facial skin vaccine' thread? 'Even 500 fewer pimples would be pretty nice'.

Eat right, exercise and keep your mind active. Uncle Red says you'll be better off heading my advice than looking for some expensive pharmaceutical solution to all your problems.

	26-08-2003 23:52									#36
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quote: Originally posted by Lefty Scaevola Logevity research will not get much goverment support because it would be a finacial disaster for western goverment and thier various persion systmes that need less old folks and more young workers to support them.

this (perhaps) raises an interesting point. if one day in future people could be made to live to say 200, would that mean that people have a longer time to bear children. so instead of women becoming infirtile in their 40s, they could have children up until their 70s or 80s?

	26-08-2003 23:53									#37
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quote: Logevity research will not get much goverment support because it would be a finacial disaster for western goverment and thier various persion systmes that need less old folks and more young workers to support them.

Well, that's what you would think. But the US at least is putting big money toward it.

	27-08-2003 00:54									#38
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And as the average lifespan advances the more the 'manditory retirement at 65' idea goes out the window. If people live to be 100 they might be working to age 85.

	27-08-2003 01:15									#39
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If increased longevity goes along with a engthening of the productive part of life, then this might jnot be a huge disaster for society: if people can be kept working 2/3 of their lives even if they live to 150-170 then fine. If not, then this type of reaserch would collapse.

Also, to think a few corps would be able to have these drugs under patent for a long time is silly. At any point some other gov. might just create a cheap variant and tell the US corps to screw themselves and their patent: this sort of thing could not be kept as a corporate monopoly.

	27-08-2003 01:30									#40
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quote: Originally posted by Proteus_MST Who wants to live forever?

Clinical immortality or nonexistent oblivion...a hard choice

	27-08-2003 01:32									#41
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Yeah, I think that the increase in longevity would be one that would be hand-in-hand with health for that age...so yeah, I would expect this would prolong working lives in the end.