[Nebullis]

There would be a trade-off.

Some scientists recently made some transgenic mice who were resistant to cancer. Whatever caused that wonderful, cancer-free life, however, severely shortened the lifespan of these mice. What if tweaking this longevity gene cost us our ability to experience pleasure?

[eastforker]

Hah!Whats realy scary about all this is the mortgage companies.Can you immagine them advertising,"you can have any house you want,we offer 100,200 and yes even 300 year loans.Our interest rates are the lowest,only 1% on a 300 year loan.At 300 years you havn't even reached you peak income potential,so we are offering 10 billion $ in life insurance.The down side,getting life in prisonment for shoplifting on the three strikes your out program.

[The Good Hunter]

There would be a trade-off.

Must there be? Why or why not?