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

Reply to comment by LibertarianAtheist_ in Scientists Say They Gene Hacked Mice to Double Remaining Lifespan by Ok-Prior-8856

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.