Researchers believe boosting the amount of a naturally forming enzyme in the body could prevent cells dying and so lead to extended, healthier, lifespans..
The protein telomerase helps maintain the protective caps at the ends of chromosomes which act like the ends of shoelaces and stop them unravelling.
As we age, and our cells divide, these caps become frayed and shorter and eventually are so damaged that the cell dies. Scientists believe boosting our natural levels of telomerase could rejuvenate them.
See the older entry on the woman who has an organ made from her own stem cells, and all the praise this generated. Now examine this in the light of the above. Is this the world you want? Longer and longer life, more and more, endless refashioned organs. “With the help of science and technology, I can live 500 years!” Where are you Ecclesiastes when we need you? Let me hear equal praise for the use of telomerase and how it will save lives. Larry
I think I saw something like ths on an episode of Star Trek (TOS). It wasn’t pretty. It led to a frightening scene with William Shatner, ripped shirt and all, yelling “NO MORE BLAH,BLAH BLAH!!!”.
Don’t worry, the LORD declared shortly before the flood, “My spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days will be a hundred and twenty years.” (Gen 6:3) Perhaps medicine will keep us healthy and vigorous more of those years, but God decrees when the spring is unwound and the watch ticks its last.
from what i have seen people are living longer but not necessarily in good health, most elderly take at least 3 or more rx’s per day; some have grown so afraid of death that they will hang on no matter what the cost. on the other hand, some people get tired of living as well once they reach a certain age. prolonging life is not necessarily a good thing for mankind.