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FDragger Apr 2, 2007 09:30 AM

how come people can't live forever?
 
why do our bodies deteriorate when we can regenerate?

Spec R Apr 2, 2007 09:32 AM

cuz the earth is too damn small to fit us all in at the same time.

Nightshade Apr 2, 2007 09:34 AM

The human body actually is designed for indefinite life under normal conditions. Then you add in the hman factor where we pollute ourselves numerous ways, even by taking in air and water. This has a deterioritive effect on the body as a whole over time and limits the regeneration of cells and begins the aging process.

FDragger Apr 2, 2007 09:36 AM


Originally Posted by Nightshade (Post 3441739)
The human body actually is designed for indefinite life under normal conditions. Then you add in the hman factor where we pollute ourselves numerous ways, even by taking in air and water. This has a deterioritive effect on the body as a whole over time and limits the regeneration of cells and begins the aging process.

so you are saying it is possible?

DakarM Apr 2, 2007 09:37 AM

the latest theory has to do with telemerase (sp?) everytime a cell is regenerated the telemerase gets shorter and shorter. when it's all gone, no more regenerating.

so we are designed to expire.

Llamaguy Apr 2, 2007 09:38 AM

brain cells don't reproduce, so eventually you smoke them all to death.

RicoD Apr 2, 2007 09:39 AM

Dying>Growing old to the point where mobility sacrificed/can't think clearly/etc... :o

Nightshade Apr 2, 2007 09:40 AM


Originally Posted by FDragger (Post 3441745)
so you are saying it is possible?

Possible...yes
In this world...no

Carcinogens are in everything and it has an effect no matter how small. Even "pure" oxygen given in hospitals contains a certain percentage of impurities. So even if you lived in a sealed room on pumped in oxygen eating only organically grown foods you would still recieve impurities that would have an effect.

Nightshade Apr 2, 2007 09:41 AM


Originally Posted by RicoD (Post 3441757)
Dying>Growing old to the point where mobility/think clearly/etc... :o

Umm... if the cells have endless regfeneration potential then the thought process and mobility would not be an issue because those cells and muscles would simply regenerate ;)

ED9man Apr 2, 2007 09:41 AM


Originally Posted by DakarM (Post 3441748)
the latest theory has to do with telemerase (sp?) everytime a cell is regenerated the telemerase gets shorter and shorter. when it's all gone, no more regenerating.

so we are designed to expire.

Yeah I have heard this too, this also has to do with why clones don't live as long as they should, since the cells used to clone already have a shorter telemerase.


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