xyzzy
it feels weird that we haven't cracked aging
xyzzy
like true immortality is obviously impossible, just have to glance at the laws of thermodynamics
xyzzy
but centuries of medical research and we haven't broken the 200 year mark
xyzzy
what gives
Rama
It turns out that metabolizing a corrosive gas for all our bodily processes is not conducive to pushing back the date of cellular decay
FireBert
I was reading something on that the other day. They think that due to our roots in the old old ancient days, we lost all the genes that were responsible for that to ephasise fast breeding for survival. Without those genes to look at, they don't have much to research for it.
Rama
Personally I think we should start by looking at sea turtles
Rama
I'm pretty sure they're the closest relative to humans that regularly hits triple digits
BF
yeah I've been sucking down a lot of adrenochrome and I don't think it's doing ANYTHING
xyzzy
Are you harvesting it from christian babies or just any old children? it doesn't work unless it flouts God's law
BF
fuck. there are no christians in LA
FireBert
You gotta go down to San Diego for those
Rama
"I've come up with a new conspiracy theory."
"Is it new, or is it Blood Libel again?"
"It's Blood Libel again."
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i dont even think i want to live for 200 years but id like to make pets live a lot longer
Vehrec
I know people who think that we're less than a decade away from true anti-aging treatments, me I'm less sure on that.
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