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At first glance, the fact that we grow old and die seems like one massive evolutionary mistake. After all, if evolution is all about survival of the fittest, wouldn't the fittest individuals be those that can stay healthy and keep reproducing forever? More »
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Sea squirts might not look like much...they're simple, hermaphroditic creatures that barely even have a brain. But they have a particular knack for activating the enzyme telomerase, which protects DNA from degradation. That unexpected talent could help fight human aging. More »
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Let's say, for the sake of amusement, that the asteroid that will miss us in 2029 really is going to hit us in 2036. Considering the massive climate change, extinction events, and general devastation that such an impact would cause, a lot of possible goals seem kind of silly. Why bother conserving a species that's going to get wiped out anyway? What's the point in controlling global warming if the dust kicked up into the atmosphere is going to play merry hell with the climate? And why bother making a city energy-efficient if it's just going to end up a smoking crater? There's no point in saving a world that's doomed. More »
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We've made our love of Gold Key Twilight Zone comics abundantly clear. The comics' twists were abrupt and frequently deranged. In this deliciously absurd strip from 1973's Twilight Zone 50, a rich old codger buys immortality for approximately 15 minutes. More »
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Of course you are — and that's why this faux ad for a Make Your Dog Immortal kit hits our sweet spot. Our blasphemous, profane, incredibly wrong sweet spot. [Twitter] More »
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Want to live into your hundreds? If you're young and fertile, you have to decide now whether you want to take a drug that will extend your life by a few decades. More »
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Science fiction is full of stories where our heroes live forever. And some current biological research is aimed at making our lives last centuries. So what's the downside of lasting forever? Here are four reasons to be a mortalist. More »
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As Queen once so memorably asked, "Who wants to live forever?" Everyone, of course! Even though science is still dragging its feet on the whole immortality thing, we've got the lowdown on how to make your remains live on forever. More »
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The Roman poet Horace once said of his works that "I have created a monument more lasting than bronze." Well, Canadian poet Christian Bök has pretty much blown Horace away with his plan to encode a poem into bacterial DNA. More »
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The weirdos at Xenophilia have posted this intriguing chart from the Methuseleh Foundation, a group that promises to help cure aging if you'll just donate $85/month. More »
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