Lives may not be endless, but human lifespans will continue through the generations, to be an increasingly important topic of discussions. “The Long View” takes permanent interest in the scientific, social and moral impacts created by changing lifespans across the globe.

Living for 1000 years!?

A recent headline raises the question; “can we live to be 1000 years old?”
Like many other articles, it covers, research that indicates that the idea of a 1000 year life is no longer completely stupid.
Over two years ago, David Goldhill wrote in the London’s “Independent “ newspaper, recalled a sentence he had recently read:
“The first person to live to be 1,000 years old is alive today.”
“I read that sentence two years ago and it set me off on a voyage of discovery. Since then I’ve been finding out what is known about longevity, the time that each of us are allotted to live our lives. I’m not going to live to be 1,000 but could my granddaughter?
We live in unprecedented times and the pace of change and innovation is explosive. Unlike any other era, mankind has the means to destroy the world completely and in so many ways. If mankind does not succumb to man-made or natural disasters, and continues to progress exponentially, it becomes difficult to predict the next 100 years, let alone peer darkly into the distant future.

Image courtersy of the Independent

Mankind’s curiosity has taken us to the stage when we can start to answer some of the fundamental questions about ourselves, why we are here and what are the mechanisms that got us to this point. I believe that we stand on the threshold where this understanding can be translated into the most extraordinary and wonderful changes in the human condition.”

David’s Article In full can be accessed visa this link:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/live-longer-longevity-stem-cells-ageing-a8332701.htmlfull

Would 500 years be okay?

Scientists at the MDI Biological Laboratory, in collaboration with scientists from the Buck Institute for Research on Aging in Novato, California., and Nanjing University in China, have also identified “synergistic cellular pathways” for longevity that amplify lifespan fivefold on today’s varied lifespan records in different parts of the World.

The increase in lifespan would be the equivalent of a human living for 400 or 500 years, according to one of the scientists.

The research was conducted at the MDI Biological Laboratory and Nanjing University using information from double mutants developed by Kapahi. Rollins’ and Rogers’ work was supported by the National Institutes of Health (AG056743), the Morris Scientific Discovery Fund and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (P20GM103423 and P20GM104318).

Of course the banks are interested!

The World Bank is acutely aware that the global population is ageing: virtually every country in the world is experiencing growth in the number and proportion of older persons in their population.

“Population ageing is poised to become one of the most significant social transformations of the twenty-first century, with implications for nearly all sectors of society, including labour and financial markets, the demand for goods and services, such as housing, transportation and social protection, as well as family structures and intergenerational ties.”

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