24
Aug
2005
Speculist Posts You Should Read
I don't link to the Speculist as often as I should - falling down on the job, I'm afraid. So without more ado, here is a selection of recent posts from the Speculist on healthy life extension and related medical advances:
Ultimately, it's families, loved ones, and friends who will drive the acceptance of life extension technologies. ... Throughout all the generations of humanity, people have watched their loved ones age and die, and deep down wished they could do something about it. When options are available, people will use them. Of course they will.
It's 2020. You're a doctor presented with a patient suffering from an advanced, untreated neurodegenerative disease. What do you do? Several recent scientific developments give us some idea.
if radical life extension really will be with us soon, people might want to start thinking about very long term investments. I envision bonds with maturation periods in the centuries.
the notion that stem cells will play a major role in soon-to-come life extension efforts is gaining broad acceptance among researchers ... in order to realize this kind of scenario, we have to make substantial progress in our understanding of and ability to manipulate both adult and embryonic stem cells.
Take the time to read; I think you'll find it rewarding.
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