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Body regeneration (genetics)
March 12, 2004 - 01:46 AM
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I am really troubled by this:
Here we have all latest and amazing scientific progress on field of genetics and we did not eploited it for making our lives better.
We could actually regenerate our body, refresh it by injecting fresh cells in body, which would start regrowth and renewal. An endless life as a goal? Excellent i say.
Sadly i lack information about these efforts if anybody is closer to this topic or has information, plz dont hesitate to contact me. i'll be gratefull.
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Re: Body regeneration (genetics)
March 12, 2004 - 04:08 AM
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Such technology does not exist. It's not as simple as simply injecting cells into one's body - in the future we might be able to grow new organs from stem cells, because we may be able to tell them what to differentiate into... but we can't do this yet.
I'd like more info about what you heard about 
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Re: Body regeneration (genetics)
March 13, 2004 - 06:03 AM
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http://www.hypography.com/news.cfm?meta=1537
One interesting link to follow latest improvments for goal of life prolonging
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Re: Body regeneration (genetics)
March 13, 2004 - 12:48 PM
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Me too, extremely interested in this.
I assume solving this perticular "problem" would solve many social problems of today:
People being to greedy, trying to own everything.
violence would surely decrease. People would value life much more than today.
I will seek out some web sites and info about it as it is a good, interesting new option for humanity.
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Re: Body regeneration (genetics)
March 14, 2004 - 01:34 AM
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In my predicitons i already included several "worse case scenarios". Certainly population wolud increase. And there will be selction who will benefit from it (always elite,intelectual and political- economical 1). Lets try to join one of these two groups...
I also came across interesting fact: More vitamin C u take in, the longer u may live. Usually scence says that too much vitamin C (more than 200 mg daily) can damage dna structure and cause cancer. But some scientists r doubtfull.
I can say from my own experience what is good for body:
- CARROT juice (or just fresh carrots) for eyesight (WORKS!)
- APPLE to clean teeth and vitamin c
- Orange juice for vitamin c input
- FISH, in oil. (any form) good for making bones strong
Thats it. If u know some more advice (proven) share it.
Wont hurt u, but will make others better.
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Re: Body regeneration (genetics)
March 14, 2004 - 12:27 PM
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Being able to live forever would actually make things worse - imagine if people lived forever and the birth rate continued to be as high as it is now! The world's resources (and space in which to live) would be seriously depleted. If life never ended then wars and disease would be the only limiting factors on the human population (within the resource limits, of course).
Another key issue is, who would have access to this technology? Would everyone be able to "live forever", or just the rich who could afford what would no doubt be an expensive treatment?
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Re: Body regeneration (genetics)
April 2, 2004 - 06:07 AM
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Stem cells are the basic cells from which foetus's develop organs, tissues etc. If you like cells are building blocks with gene switches that tell them what to be. Stem cells have no switches. Also, the concept of injecting them into a site is not so far removed from truth, one of the major issues in modern medicine is neurological damage - nerv es dont grow back (Parkinsons, Alzheimers etc). An injection of stem cells has been seen to result in nerve axon development. The potential for this to heal spinal injuries is trmendous.
Now the bad news, stem cells are 'harvested' and cultured from aborted foetus. Therfore the ethical issues are seen to outway the research benefits.
Several avenues of research are being explored, one company in Cambridge England has developed a way to make pseudo stem cells from blood. Certain cells within the bone marrow are considered semi-stem cells- fifferentiation is only partly formalised.
The concept of living for ever is still unlikely, the growth of tissue etc, at this point, is difficult. Succesful research into stem cells would prolonge longevity and health by developing replacable organs such as heart, kidnet etc. This research - even if fully ethical - is still several years away.
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Re: Body regeneration (genetics)
October 15, 2004 - 03:41 AM
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Yes, thank you for this information. They did tried to prolong the living that way yes. I am however sure, that proper solution would be "inside own body" without any influx from outside--- well maybe at a beginning to start renewability process.
What is new, that in my breakthrough in "food plasma initiative" project, i am begining to make a replacement for casual eating, thus replacing a need to digest food, by merely "drinking up the essence". During that, we also excluded very negative effect of "oxydation", wher oxygen in food sometimes "gently harms" the internal organ. In the past you could buy pills containing "antioxydant".
Improvement is possible!
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Re: Body regeneration (genetics)
April 6, 2005 - 07:10 AM
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the whole subject is interesting but i think there will be many problems with the whole issue. there would be the whole issue of resources for humans and population growth. would it only be available for the rich or would it be for everyone? would there be any long term effects of this type of treatment? could it go all horribly wrong? who would let their foetus die to save someone else?
would it turn into a twisted form of plastic surgery? (what i mean by this it that if our arms turn very weak. would we just ask for replacements.)
frankinstein people would it cause social divisons in society. would there be segregration of regenerated people? would they be isolated from society?
It may take years, tens of years, hundreds of years or it may never work.
Personally i would wait until it really does happen, then worry about it.
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Living for ever..may create more bad then good
April 9, 2005 - 01:07 AM
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I think living forever is not a good idea. I think even cloning is a bad idea. Why? Because you are upsetting the natural balance of things. Our ecosystem ( Earth ) can handle only so much speices. Living longer, or forever is just being selfish. It WOULD create divisions in society of the rich, poor, regentrataed and not. It would be society totally dependant on outside value of a person. If we want a different body, just trade it in for another one. Its gonna be a messed up world, and only the rich will have a good life, while we all struggle to get food or clothing etc.
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Living for ever..may create more bad then good
April 16, 2005 - 05:37 AM
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Originally posted by angiegurl
I think living forever is not a good idea. I think even cloning is a bad idea. Why? Because you are upsetting the natural balance of things. Our ecosystem ( Earth ) can handle only so much speices. Living longer, or forever is just being selfish. It WOULD create divisions in society of the rich, poor, regentrataed and not. It would be society totally dependant on outside value of a person. If we want a different body, just trade it in for another one. Its gonna be a messed up world, and only the rich will have a good life, while we all struggle to get food or clothing etc.
You dont have to, if you choose so. But i would love to have it. You already have an aoption in place, while i dont have a freedom of selection.
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