thecross Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 i'm 1000 years old, and i look 12, i'm so wise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 These Jellyfish just can't die from old age from what I'm hearing from this article' date=' they can still be killed.[/quote'] Yeah, pretty much. But if we had those genes in our body, the only thing we'd have to worry about is death by fire, drowning, getting stabbed, dying of cancer, blood loss, hypothermia... [insert a few hundred deadly diseases and other causes of death here]...head injury and heart damage. But other than that, we are totally immortal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zexaeon Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Temporal immortality sounds good to me. Avoidance of a physical death wouldn't be all too difficult, assuming you know how to properly take care of yourself and avoid obvious risks. Of course, there's still freak accidents and random murders, but that can't be helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecross Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 what if: It was like the Movie/Show "Highlander" and the only way we can die is by getting our head chopped off by another immortal and then taking their power and knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JoshIcy Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 what if: It was like the Movie/Show "Highlander" and the only way we can die is by getting our head chopped off by another immortal and then taking their power and knowledge What are you on? They should ban that drug. If that happened, it'd be happening now and no one would be any wiser. So yeah... Fail "What if". As for this... If it were true, we'd have age limits etc >_<" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecross Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 what if: It was like the Movie/Show "Highlander" and the only way we can die is by getting our head chopped off by another immortal and then taking their power and knowledge What are you on? They should ban that drug. If that happened' date=' it'd be happening now and no one would be any wiser. So yeah... Fail "What if". As for this... If it were true, we'd have age limits etc >_<"[/quote'] i'm not on drugs, i'm f***ing 12, but anyways, it would be cool to be immortal, we would have so much more knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JoshIcy Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Take the sarcasm... And in most situations yes. I'd love for Nikolai Tesla to still be alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aximil Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 It said that their entire body regrows. Do the jellyfish lose their memory when they revert? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
έκλειψη Posted March 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Yep. They do. Wanna UNSEE something? Revert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Break Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 no things that immortal. :] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecross Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Yep. They do. Wanna UNSEE something? Revert. wow that's wierd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zexaeon Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Again, sarcasm. Jellyfish don't even have memories. They don't even have brains. They run solely on instinct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aximil Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Again' date=' sarcasm. Jellyfish don't even have memories. They don't even have brains. They run solely on instinct.[/quote'] It's their instinct to be made into delicious sandwiches with peanuts made out of butter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Metal Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 So how does this work? Turning back the clock is dumb, I don't want to be a baby again. Maybe they can just stop the clock with some super cool science mumbo jumbo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturn of Elemia Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 I would revert my cells back to when I was at my sexiest - and keep it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
έκλειψη Posted March 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 I would revert my cells back to when I was at my sexiest - and keep it that way. THIS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nnoitra Jiruga Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 Human + Jellyfish DNA + ???? + Brainstorming Obama Style = Profit! Fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~/Coolio Prime\~ Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 They didn't find it, and I'm more concerned with population issues this brings up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aero~ Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 I would hate to be immortal[/thread] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
έκλειψη Posted March 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 [continue]Meh, pros and cons... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark One Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 This is exciting and all since it's been discovered in nature, but stem cells have been known about for a long time. In fact, researchers today already regularly reverse the differentiation process of various stem cells within the human body in order to get totipotent stem cells without having to jump through all the hoops with the religious sects. Also: http://www.hedweb.com/transhumanism/index.html There's a project going on that plans not only to make humans immortal, but remove the human capacity to feel suffering. It's an interesting concept. Right now, aside from the limited understanding we have over the human genome, the main setback is the maintenance of the telomeres on the chromosomes. There's an enzyme, called telomerase, that maintains the telomeres, and some theories have been proposed about extending them, but apparently there's some evidence that this would increase the risks of cancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-SupernovA- Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Bring on the Jellymen. O_o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 If we get the jellyfish DNA, we might have to piss on each other everyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DARKPLANT RISING Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 I am a century older than thee. Well, if people became Immortal, it would be cool... except for those put to life sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerlinX Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 It has to die someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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