My friend’s daughter is doing a project on biological immortality. It would be great if you could help her by answering a short survey.
She writes:
"This is a part of the primary research for my EPQ, titled: “To what extent does telomere biology hold the key to achieving biological immortality?”
By completing this form, you will be helping me to gather data for the second half of my project, which involves an evaluation of public understanding and perspectives on biological immortality. The results will be analysed and used as a source of information for my final dissertation."
I’ll be perfectly honest though: The only reason I support pursuing research into biological immortality is because I highly doubt that it’s actually medically possible. Extended human lifespans and improved quality of life/slowed aging I’m sure are possible. But bodies are going to wear out, no matter what we do. And bodies will always be subject to accidental injury no matter what we do. I think the chances that we’ll be able to fully regenerate or mitigate accidents and simple wear and tear are pretty low. (I honestly think the chances that we’ll completely eliminate infection is also pretty low. Bacteria and viruses are just smarter and faster than we are.)