With concensus that research is needed to arrest the aging process comes
the issue of "What do we do now?"
Do all who are interested and motivated go back and study cell biology
and genetics. That would be impracticale for the masses who pick up on
the concept of 'immortality' via cell perpetuation.
For those who transcend public negativity, must come group effort.
Collective energies and brainstorming and grass root politics for
funding research may be productive. Sitting around and waiting for
others to alter our destiny is inappropriate for those with vision.
Then there's this 'learned helplesness' thing that was pointed out in dog
studies. No matter what is done, no reinforcement. That's the way it is
now with many people. They bought $thousands of anti-aging water
purifiers, supplements, equipment and still got wrinkles.
So why get up in arms?
Check out the telomerase studies and the rapid developments in genetics and
nanotechnology.
Solution is at hand. Funding will bring it years sooner. Our elders may
be spared.
Then it gets back to: what do we do now?
There are a very small number of groups forming in local communities to
address the issue. Strategically, some groups avoid getting into product
endorsement to avoid the 'pyramid scheme', snake oil image.
Their objective is to enlighten the public and to promote research and to
collect constructive ideas and to pool energies and resources for this
potential gift to mankind.
What are you doing in your community?
On Tue, 28 Feb 1995, John de Rivaz wrote:
> In article: <Pine.3.89.9502261615.A18936-0100000 at Gayle-Gaston.tenet.edu>
>dashley at TENET.EDU (Don Ashley) writes:
> > Research on anti-aging (immortality via perpetual cell division) has just
> > as much chance of success as research for cancer, AIDS, std's, athlete's
> > foot.
> >
>> Many diseases such as cancer affect mainly the elderly. If people did not
> grow old, ie we found a cure for being elderly, then the incidence of these
> diseases would be cut with just one research field.
>> I suggest that simple economics suggests more money should be spend on basic
> ageing research.
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