>>20455231>What are the hallmarks of ageing?This is literally my field of research, so i'm autistically happy to talk about it.
There are 9 originally obseved hallmarks of ageing: genomic instability, epigenetic alterations, loss of proteostasis, mytochondrial dysfunction, altered intercellular communication, cellular senescence, telomer attrition, stem cell exhaustion and dysregulated nutrient sensing.
There are arguably more, since these were established in 2013 there have been attempts to expand the number of hallmarks (though some of that is just people trying to blow up the importance of their research).
Most of these mechanisms strengthen eachother, they form loops, and each effects the other either directly or indirectly. But at the core of it, the most important loop is genomic instability, epigenetic alterations and loss of proteostasis. Everything else is downstream from these, a consequnce of this loop.
If anyone is interested in more details or what we are trying to do about it, ask and i'll do my best to answer.
>What are the implications of the fountain of youth?The what now?
>Good for society or unsustainable?What? Eternal life? That's literally not possible. We will eventually be able to increase lifespan, but not indefinitely. As for the effects this may have on society... well we already have declining birthrates, maybe this will help. Then again a lot of things like retirement will need to be reconsidered. Like any thechnology it could be great or a miserable disaster. We'll see.
>What age do you see yourself living to?I've no idea.
>>20455233>>20455234Who attacked you?
>>20455236Wait, you mean these
>>20455232 >>20455235? How are these attacks? Just some anon posting.
>>20455238Yeah, i get that a lot. It's always surprising to me how many people respond to my research with "i wouldn't want to live longer". We'll see how many people chose death over treatment once the technology is ready.
