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Do You Want to Live Forever?

Posted by timothy on from the depends-with-whom dept.

Jamie McCarthy writes "In 1918, Gunnery Sergeant Daniel Daly inspired his weary men to attack by yelling, 'come on, you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever?' But how would the world change if we could? This month's Technology Review introduces us to the computer scientist, and self-taught biologist, Aubrey de Grey, who thinks immortality could be within our grasp by 2030. Thinking like an engineer, he's broken aging down into seven specific problems, like cell atrophy and mitochondrial mutation, which he believes can all, in principle, be solved. And he has good reason to think those seven are the only 'bugs' standing in the way of a thousand-year lifespan. De Grey is clearly both a genius and a little nuts, but I'm not sure in what proportion..."

4 of 1,334 comments (clear)

  1. Still no cure for cancer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    of course that isnt as important

    i shall visit the hospital when its ready in my flying car

  2. Dear Aubrey David Nicholas Jasper de Grey by Amsterdam+Vallon · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Please cut your fucking hair.

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  3. If I live a few hundred more years... by jogoodma · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...how many more times will I read about it on slashdot?

    once
    twice
    thrice

  4. Life after Bush? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hope you have SPF 1,000,000 sunblock!