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From genetics to artificial intelligence, researchers are making numerous advances in the fight to stop aging. Recent advances in science and technology have some pondering whether human immortality is within reach. It is possible that the first human to live forever has already been born? Scientists are working on genetic editing, artificial intelligence and robotics …
In a step towards eternal life, scientists managed to freeze the brain of a rabbit and then revived it. Scientists from 21st Century Medicine (21CM) attempted to preserve the brain of a rabbit by applying a technique known as Aldehydestabilized cryopreservation (ASC). The team, led by recent Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate Robert McIntyre, wrote …
Reported by medicalxpress.com The world’s first full head transplant could take place as soon as 2017 if the controversial plans by Italian neuroscientist Dr Sergio Canavero come to pass. Wheelchair-bound Valery Spiridonov, who has the muscle-wasting Werdnig Hoffman disease, has volunteered to have his head transplanted onto a healthy body in a day-long operation. Read …
By Bill Freeman SMILE – Dr. Carol Rosin, president of ICIS, the Institute for Cooperation in Space and a major proponent of peaceful space exploration, said in her tribute to Timothy Leary: “Years ago, Timothy had listed me in the Genetic Hall of Fame in his book, the Intelligence Agents, with people he called “evolutionary …
By Bill Freeman The February 2005 issue of Technology Review has a cover story reviewing the research and advocacy for life extension of Aubrey de Grey, founder of the Methusaleh Mouse prize, the WTA The February 2005 issue of Technology Review has a cover story reviewing the research and advocacy for life extension of Aubrey …
By Bill Freeman James Hughes debates his transhumanist view of healthy life extension and advancing medical technology in a piece at Radio Netherlands. “We have to keep in mind that looking forward thousands of years the evolution of the human species and whatever its descendents may become is pretty incalculable. But in this century I …
By Bill Freeman This New York Times article details the process of dying and what happens to the body and mind as a person dies. This is a very interesting article, the one thing I do not like is the original title: “Facing Up to the Inevitable, in Search of a Good Death”. I do …
By Bill Freeman From the TUUN blog: When I met Nick Bostrom at the 2003 Accelerating Change Conference in early September I spoke to him about my desire to promote transhumanism within the Unitarian Universalist Association. Nick is the founder and chair of the World Transhumanist Association (WTA) and a brilliant Swedish philosopher and Oxford …
By Bill Freeman The Sun-Sentinel is carrying a piece on Suspended Animation, Inc. and their fight with the Boca Raton City Council and animal rights activists. You can find out more about cryonics in the Longevity Meme resources section. As a reminder, you should take a few minutes to help out Suspended Animation, Inc. The …