Comments for In Pursuit of Immortality: The science behind life extension at http://www.familyhealthguide.co.uk , comment 1 to 3 out of 3 comments http://www.familyhealthguide.co.uk Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:23:02 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.familyhealthguide.co.uk/in-pursuit-of-immortality-the-science-behind-life-extension.html#comment-28 However Life Extension has absolutely NOTHING to do with Immortality as this story and many others seem to suggest. Here is the difference between the two concepts. Life extension is 100% achievable and 100% provable. Immortality is 100% unachievable and 100% unprovable. Immortality is something that can never be proven because there is no finish line. Think of it this way, you have the same chance of reaching Infinity as you do Immortality. Zero percent. - Larry McElhinney Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:00:38 +0100 http://www.familyhealthguide.co.uk/in-pursuit-of-immortality-the-science-behind-life-extension.html#comment-24 Your comments about reversibly pausing someone using cryonics are correct, BUT significant recent advances in reversibly suspending individual organs (e.g. 2005 rabbit kidney reversibly taken to minus 150C) means that the number of stumbling blocks is not that high. No radical new technologies will be required for reversibility for full organisms - only continued refinement of available science will be needed. With reasonable funding therefore the safety of achieving this in humans could be available within a decade or 2. The majority of Gen X are NOT going to see medicine able to make them younger. Gen Y will. Gen X needs to invest in this technology to simply given themselves a 'skip forward' of 10 years, so that they too can enjoy the future. When you get that brain metastasis from your bowel cancer in 10 years, you will then have the opportunity to either jump forward 10 years for the cure OR die. Your call Gen X! Otherwise you are going to die of diseases that will be frequently curable within 10 years of their death - which will be annoying. Everyone knows that medical research is accelerating... just attend any conference in basic medical research!! Some people are going to miss out and some are not. Which are you going to be? Being dead is less fun! Regards Dr Adrian Ternouth - Dr Adrian Ternouth Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:48:30 +0100 http://www.familyhealthguide.co.uk/in-pursuit-of-immortality-the-science-behind-life-extension.html#comment-23 Yeah - I'm not so sure about living forever?? However I wouldn't mind another 50 years if I was definitely going to be healthy throughout that time :) - HealthyChick Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:43:34 +0100