Death is the ultimate destination of everything, from a bacteria to a Galaxy.
Like many other efforts categorised under different subjects, use of knowledge of Genetics can contribute in different ways to delay death by increasing lifespan, preventing some diseases etc.
Do we understand death ? Nevertheless, this is very absurd question and inspired from sci-fi films.... thus there is no answer for such questions.
If you could COPY PASTE the blog about the TV series Through the Wormhole season 8, episode 2, Can we cheat death, I am sure you should be having a bit of common sense to read it completely and watch the series. You should be feeling ashamed of just copy pasting this whole text, you cant even ask a genuine question or present your own idea.
put this question in a different way, can we improve life using genomics, sure we can do? Sure slowly like any other technology, genomics has both + and - of genomics. Compare it with nuclear technology, it has positive in energy generation, but can harm us in big way also. Hence, a positive mindset and careful use of any technology will help in human life.
Death is the ultimate destination of everything, from a bacteria to a Galaxy.
Like many other efforts categorised under different subjects, use of knowledge of Genetics can contribute in different ways to delay death by increasing lifespan, preventing some diseases etc.
In the near term, the improvement in the field of genomics is likely to alleviate infectious diseases, with longer-term benefits envisaged for chronic disorders.
The ongoing GENOMICS revolution, highlighted by the sequencing of the human genome, promises to change how diseases are diagnosed, prevented, and treated. It has tremendous potential to improve health globally.
We can reduce disease by patching or inserting genes but death end all neighborhoods.
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Although the benefits of alleviation of infectious diseases are obvious, it is now believed that the information generated by genomics will, in the long term, also play a major role in the prevention, diagnosis, and management of many diseases which hitherto have been difficult or impossible to control, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, the major psychoses, dementia, rheumatic disease, and asthma.
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agree with mahesh Kumar, that was what I had in mind, no.of factors responsible for death, will change because of human intervention.
Prolong life can be done but life would finish - Nothing lasts forever. Regards
One cannot totally cheat death but postpone it longer than ever thought possible due to developments in the field of biotechnology.
No, the time written by Allah Almighty is fixed for our death; so it is inevitable. Genomics is helping, and will help in changing the whole paradigm of diagnosing and treating diseases and many other factors related to our lives. As mentioned by respected sir, kou Hayakawa, genomics must play it's role in eliminating economic disparities and poverty among nations around the globe.
Impossible to the cells of the body of the organism is a virtual life that no one will ever be able to control
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Improvement in the field of genomics may prolong life of human beings, but death is ultimate truth and it cannot be deceived.
Actually, I can understand very well that death is the ultimate truth of life. However, we are only assuming this till now. Before 100 years, who did believe that one day Man can reach the Moon, the Mars? So, you never know what miracles are going to happen. Cheating death (upto today's knowledge) is a myth. But who knows, may be some day it will be practically possible. Thanks for your views.
Kou Hayakawa
Are you aware of what you are talking about ? Do you have any proof or evidence about what you are writing here ?
Very cool question, important to consider. The average life span of human being in the developed world is somewhere between 70 and 80 years. Now, what does it mean to cheat death? Don't forget that our life expectancy has already increased over the last 200 years by approximately twofold (Steven Pinker's book "enlightenment now" offers a good discussion of the underlying reasons). So in a way, we have been cheating death for around that period already. If you are talking about true immortality, you are referring to an increase that is way beyond that order of magnitude and I reckon that there is not any single mechanism to make that possible. However, genomics has identified several key components associated with longevity and we should definitely focus on utilizing them in order to provide all human beings with a life span that is the maximum that is possible for us. The next reasonable goal is probably to aim for a life expectancy of 150 years. After that many years, our stem cell's telomers are depleted and supply of somatic cells becomes highly problematic. After that - let's see. Step after step, as we've always moved forward in science.
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