[MikefromOhio]

I think it is possible and that the clues are all either within geneology or something of that nature.

That said, it is only natural for things to die. That is the process of renewal that life strives upon.

and I don't believe science as we know it today is up to the task either.

[TexasCajun]

Boy! That Johnny McVain sure gets around.

[pa mom]

If we can get everyone and everything to live forever, won't we run out of space? What will the turkey buzzards eat?

[longtermmemmory]

bump

[SteveMcKing]

Engineer cells so they no longer carry the gene for telomeres, thus stopping tumour from dividing. De Grey would also replace a person's stem cells every 10 years

Aside from the utter lack of specifics, the telomere theory of aging is unproven, in fact, probably false.

[Grut]

It's an interesting point that the Biblical "three score and ten" is, first of all 'Biblical', meaning old and second, actually three score and ten or four score, i.e., an average of 75.

Even if we assume that the editors of the KJV made up Psalms 90:10 on the spot, the fact is that knowlegeable people in 1611 were comfortable with the idea that people died of old age at around 75 if something else didn't kill them first.

So what is it, exactly, that Gerontology has accomplished since then? (this isn't really a very serious point, but keep it in reserve in case you run into an especially insufferable Gerontologist.)

[aynrandfreak]

This is where the right will split up in 20+ years, but not until after we destroy militant Islamism.

[Tax-chick]

He dubbed it the Methuselah gene after the Biblical prophet who lived to 969.

Methuselah is not recorded as a prophet. The only Biblical facts concerning him are his father's name (Enoch), his son's name (Lamech), and his age.

Enoch is known as a prophet from ancient non-Biblical writings, and from a brief quote in the New Testament.

[AmericanChef]

People are living too long now. Look at all the stooped over, barely-walking, wrinkled, bald old people around and you'll get a hint of it. They're walking drug stores, some of them, and that's just plain not natural. Doesn't matter what your mind or spirit is like, your body will die all the same.

[rmmcdaniell]

Oh joy! I can't wait for the day when its a civil right for all the useless welfare deadbeats to live forever at somebody else's expense.

[snarks_when_bored]

In case you didn't see this January posting, here's more info on de Grey:

Do You Want to Live Forever?

[Larry Lucido]

I thought Gary Null already had this all worked out.

[goldstategop]

Lovely in theory. Its too late to help my deceased parents and will probably be too late to help me. Pie in the sky notion - but having no practical realization in the lifetime of those of us still alive.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[Tom Bombadil]

I am really enjoying my 50's, I enjoyed my 40's and I am looking forward to the rest of my life. I am glad to have met my grandchildren and really don't see why I should want more life than what I was born with.

[R. Scott]

…we can live for ever

Who in their right mind would want to?
Even if everyone lived forever, and I wouldn’t have to worry about watching friends die off, I still wouldn’t want it. We would have to institute a partial ban on births – just enough to make up for those who die from accident, sickness and war. The Earth would soon become a very boring place full of people who literally know everyone else, and locked into their set ideas and opinions.

[spetznaz]

Free advice from spetznaz on how to live longer, and better:

i) Do not be subject to constant stress. It's a killer.

ii) Drink lots of water. Most people are dehydrated, and that is not exactly a health salve at the cellular level.

iii) Watch what you eat (and i am not talking about calories quantity but nutritive quality of food). Many people kill themselves one bite at a time.

iv) Be happy

v) love and be loved.