Eternal Life

A fascinating interview in "Scientific American" magazine (later also published on the "Popular Mechanics" website)
raises profound questions about the future of humanity: Are we on the verge of a new era where humans could live forever?

The first time you hear about people living 1,000 years, it sounds like a long time, like eternity.
But João Pedro de Magalhães, an aging expert, suggests thinking about an even longer time: How about people living 20,000 years?

De Magalhães is a professor of molecular biogerontology at the Institute of Inflammation and Aging at the University of Birmingham in England.
In a conversation with Scientific American, he discusses the tools needed to truly impact human aging.
His goal is not to add a few years here or there, but to add thousands of years to the human lifespan.

He believes that all that is needed is new technology (yet to be created) that could eliminate aging at the cellular level, repair DNA, and reprogram cells for a drastically different aging process.
"My hypothesis is that we have a very complex set of computer-like programs in our DNA that turn us into an adult human," he told Scientific American.
"But perhaps some of those programs, as they continue later in life, become harmful."

He suggests that altering these programs might provide the answer.

Continue reading the article at the link: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-old-can-humans-get/