Immortality has gone secular. Unhooked from the realm of gods and angels, it’s now the subject of serious investment – both intellectual and financial – by philosophers, scientists and the Silicon Valley set. Several hundred people have already chosen to be ‘cryopreserved’ in preference to simply dying, as they wait for science to catch up and give them a second shot at life. But if we treat death as a problem, what are the ethical implications of the highly speculative ‘solutions’ being mooted?
Of course, we don’t currently have the means of achieving human immortality, nor is it clear that we ever will. But two hypothetical options have so far attracted the most interest and attention: rejuvenation technology, and mind uploading.
Like a futuristic fountain of youth, rejuvenation promises to remove and reverse the damage of ageing at the cellular level. Gerontologists such as Aubrey de Grey argue that growing old is a disease that we can circumvent by having our cells replaced or repaired at regular intervals. Practically speaking, this might mean that every few years, you would visit a rejuvenation clinic. Doctors would not only remove infected, cancerous or otherwise unhealthy cells, but also induce healthy ones to regenerate more effectively and remove accumulated waste products. This deep makeover would ‘turn back the clock’ on your body, leaving you physiologically younger than your actual age. You would, however, remain just as vulnerable to death from acute trauma – that is, from injury and poisoning, whether accidental or not – as you were before.
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SHOW NOTES:
0:20 Dr. Bill Andrews is introduced by John. 1:30 Who is Bill? Bill’s credentials & vast scientific contributions. Bill’s social media: https://facebook.com/telomere.bill.andrews ; https://linkedin.com/in/william-h-andrews-5455b45/ ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._Andrews_(biologist) ; https://sierrasci.com/ ; https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB9UFIxyD9VUHjuNQzpLzeA 7:52 Watch “The Immortalists” about Dr. Bill Andrews & Dr. Aubrey de Grey: https://theimmortalists.com/watch/? 8:45 Buy Bill’s 2 books: https://www.amazon.com/Bill-Andrews-Telomere-Basics-Curing/dp/0615949983/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=curing+aging&qid=1571900985&sr=8-1 & https://www.amazon.com/Telomere-Lengthening-Curing-Disease-Including/dp/0692830111/ref=sr_1_6?crid=16QR0PL53GAKQ&keywords=telomere+lengthening&qid=1571901085&sprefix=telomere+length%2Caps%2C216&sr=8-6 ; Brent’s book review of Telomere Lengthening: Curing all diseases including cancer & aging by Dr. Bill Andrews: https://youtube.com/watch?v=5ODN5DIMz6c&t=6s 9:00 What is aging? 10:30 When human aging is cured, everyone will consider aging a disease. 11:45 bad things happen when telomeres get short. 14:40 When cells divide, the telomeres get a little bit shorter (telomeres loose about 50–100 base pairs in humans with every cell division) because our cells lack the ability to replicate to the very end. 16:50 There’s nothing humans can currently do to stop telomere shortening in the long term. 17:50 progeria is a terrible disease where kids are born with short telomeres. 19:12 telomere length is directly correlated with almost every disease. 20:25 Use PubMed to do a meta-analysis of scientific peer-reviewed studies https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ 20:56 Dr. Bill Andrews: “What’s Real and What’s Not” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MmglQ54fQ0&t=18s 22:44 The telomere shortening solution: telomerase 26:06 What happens if humans produce telomerase in all of our cells? 29:14 Humans — telomerase activators like IsaGenesis are probably lengthening some of the shortest telomeres but it’s not strong enough to reverse all aspects of aging yet. 31:20 the telomerase gene is repressed in all our cells except our reproductive cells. 32:05 Sierra Sciences high throughput robots detect products that bind to the repressor protein to remove the repressor protein which allows telomerase to be expressed more in the cell. 34:08 Tested 10,000+ natural products — identified 39 telomerase inducers! 34:53 Isagenix IsaGenesis 37:33 Sierra Sciences is screening again! 37:50 How to keep your telomeres long: yoga and meditation; don’t stress too much — have fun! 44:29 Prevent & Reverse Heart Disease by Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn. 45:10 https://www.greatfullgardens.com/ 46:43 https://whatsmyfoodintolerance.com/ 47:20 Brent’s interview with Dr. Sandy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejIoPtou_SM&t=3s 48:30 Bill’s obsessed with curing human aging because he doesn’t want to miss out on the future. 50:17 Sierra Sciences celebrated 20 years in 2019. 50:38 Q&A 1:00:40 There’s no scientific peer-reviewed data that shows telomerase causes cancer. 1:03:55 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2A2i3Jn63Y&list=PLtu25cFK_Oy5Libh2RLcfd-YGFit0dpVU&index=3 1:08:18 Brent’s interview with Liz Parrish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBFTwGPaPr4&t=2s 1:12:24 There’s no such thing as competitors in the human longevity field. 1:18:32 Sierra Sciences tour begins 1:20:05 One of the most powerful microscopes to view things by light. 1:20:55 human cell culture room 1:22:27 refrigerators and freezers 1:23:08 yoga and exercise room 1:23:30 molecular biology lab room 1:24:40 gene engineering and electrophoresis room. 1:26:10 Rolls-Royce jet engine 1:27:10 cold room 1:27:27 PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) room — Bill shows how they test ingredients for telomerase activation using PCR 1:29:18 transition lab 1:32:10 robotics room 1:34:08 Warehouse, shipping, receiving, storage, gene therapy room. 1:36:10 Intro & exit music by: SoundSage
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Nearly half the U.S. population is projected to have one or more chronic conditions by 2030 and the need to better manage both care delivery and costs has never been greater.
At the same time, Baby Boomers are entering their “Golden Years” and seeking out preventative and lifestyle medicine to ensure that they live longer and with more personal freedom. And they want to do all of this while “aging in place” and not being relegated to the decrepit and outdated nursing homes of their own parents’ generation. After all, we live in a new era of instant song selection, streaming movies, and Amazon home delivery.
