Could we really reverse aging to prolong life?
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February 7, 2017 at 7:34 AM
An interview with Dr Aubrey de Grey, Chief Science Officer, SENS Research Foundation conducted by April Cashin-Garbutt, MA (Cantab)
Is it feasible that we could reverse the aging process to prolong life one day?
It’s certain. It’s only a matter of time.
Why hasn’t it been achieved yet?
Basically because the human body is extremely complex and does itself a lot of different types of damage in the course of keeping us alive. But the complexity is not out of sight - it’s manageable. That’s why we can be optimistic.
Women aging simulation
What does aging actually involve and how well do we understand the process?
It involves the creation of various types of molecular and cellular damage that are intrinsic side-effects of processes that comprise the body’s normal operation, like breathing.
What makes something qualify as damage is if it is an accumulating change to the body’s structure that eventually causes problems to some aspect of how the body works. For example, certain waste products accumulate and eventually get in the way.
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