LibertarianAtheist_ t1_j9j6hnn wrote on February 22, 2023 at 10:19 AM

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That's the end goal of anti aging.

pmaurant t1_j9jk7n3 wrote on February 22, 2023 at 12:55 PM

Dude…I’ve got HIV. I’m gonna want a total factory reset. LOL

LibertarianAtheist_ t1_j9jl5zh wrote on February 22, 2023 at 1:04 PM

>Dude…I’ve got HIV.

pmaurant t1_j9jqjh4 wrote on February 22, 2023 at 1:48 PM

It’s awesome, but a bone marrow transplant isn’t a feasible option unless I get leukemia. If I get leukemia, you bet your ass I’m gonna get the transplant from somebody that is immune to HIV.

LibertarianAtheist_ t1_j9k6ppf wrote on February 22, 2023 at 4:13 PM

I understand.

The point is, we're getting closer.

JackIsBackWithCrack t1_j9kic61 wrote on February 22, 2023 at 5:25 PM

Not really. Anti-aging will most likely be a preventative measure, not a treatment. If you’re already old then you will probably stay that way.

LibertarianAtheist_ t1_j9kjv6x wrote on February 22, 2023 at 5:35 PM

>If you’re already old then you will probably stay that way.

Νο.

Νο one is working on stopping metabolism from creating damage, but instead reversing aging. Whether it's Aubrey de Grey's damage-repair approach, Altos Labs' Yamanaka based cellural reprogramming, etc.

It's called rejuvenation medicine.

JackIsBackWithCrack t1_j9ml0fy wrote on February 23, 2023 at 1:24 AM

Ok.

Doesn’t change the fact that aging-prevention will come far before aging-reversal. It is way easier to stop a mug from shattering in the first place than it is to glue it back together. Hope I’m wrong tho.

LibertarianAtheist_ t1_j9npj01 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 7:27 AM

Not really. If you can repair the damage accumulation just exactly at the same rate it's being laid down, then you can do it a bit faster which means reverse it.