The problem with immortality

Frank Salter’s essay, “Eugenics Ready or Not”,  in the May edition of Quadrant has prompted a lively discussion of genetic manipulation and its consequences at the West Hunter blog. A sample:

“…my favorite thought, a clone with forced microcephaly being raised to age 16 and then the original brain is transplanted into the new body. Combine it with a way to do brain chemistry maintenance to cut back on the aging of the brain, and 500 years is not out of the question.

Ethical dilemmas? Sure, but more along the lines of how to deal with all the systems not geared to longer term survival.

And very interesting dynastic implications, five hundred year spans versus fifty year spans for the poor.

Medicine might actually begin to deliver on the promises of the 20th century.

And organlegging will be obsolete before it really even gets going.”

The above and much more via the link below.

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