TehBamski@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 9 months agoWhat exotic science fiction technology would you finance research into, if you had billions of dollars?message-squaremessage-square161fedilinkarrow-up1123arrow-down14
arrow-up1119arrow-down1message-squareWhat exotic science fiction technology would you finance research into, if you had billions of dollars?TehBamski@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 9 months agomessage-square161fedilink
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.mindoki.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·9 months agoCuring aging. That would leave the time to see all the other inventions to come. It would also cure age related diseases like Alzheimer’s and Cancer.
minus-squareCatsrules@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·9 months agoIs Cancer age related? I thought it could happen to anyone. But much more likely to happen when your older.
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.mindoki.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoWell yes, but a) the immune system gobbles up bad cells, but becomes less efficient as it ages b) point mutations accumulate with age => increases the risk of cells going haywire.
Curing aging.
That would leave the time to see all the other inventions to come. It would also cure age related diseases like Alzheimer’s and Cancer.
Is Cancer age related? I thought it could happen to anyone. But much more likely to happen when your older.
Well yes, but a) the immune system gobbles up bad cells, but becomes less efficient as it ages b) point mutations accumulate with age => increases the risk of cells going haywire.