[ExI] Stem cell breakthrough

[William Flynn Wallace]

If, as I have suggested, stem cells can be put into our bodies and start to
replace our cells with new cells, not tired old copies of the old ones,
then there is no need for moving a person to the new 'architechture'.
Everything is replaced in situ.  bill


On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 3:08 PM, Adrian Tymes <atymes at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Feb 3, 2014 12:53 PM, "Ben" <bbenzai at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I'm convinced that a lot of the complexity of our bodies is not only
> unnecessary, but dangerous.  It's no wonder that we start falling apart
> after a few decades, and that when things do go wrong, we can't fix them
> without doing more damage to an already damaged body.  Most current medical
> practice seems to be the equivalent of thumping a malfunctioning tv in the
> hope that it will make things better, and the more advanced techniques
> might involve poking a screwdriver in a handy hole and wiggling it about.
>  The more adventurous researchers seem to have ambitions to develop methods
> to repair dodgy microchips, or re-solder circuit boards.  Nobody seems to
> be thinking of figuring out how to rebuild the thing so that faulty parts
> can be easily and quickly removed and replaced.  The sooner we stop
> thinking of the body as something magical and sacred, and start regarding
> it as what it is - a complex machine - the better, imo.
>
> Problem is, try to actually design and build the modular architecture you
> are talking about, of equal range of functions as the human body, and have
> it running for many years without high maintenance.  It is not as easy as
> you imagine.
>
> And then there is the problem of moving people from their current bodies
> to this new architecture.
>
> Replacing organs individually looks to be a lot more achievable.  If done
> for all or most organs, in theory it even yields the same end result.
>
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