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The idea of progress (Life expectancy (span) testing (Reality : Telomeres,…
The idea of progress
Life expectancy (span) testing
Gattaca
a blood sample at birth
he's doomed (school/ job...)
Reality : Telomeres
the price
open a Pandora box
fear of death
insurance rates (higher)
scam medecine
Age reversal
Cocoon (1985)
a swimming-pool turns back the clock
a fountain of youth
Mice
telomeres+ telomerase
better coat / brain size / fertiles
Artificial organs
Repo Men
no waiting list
expensive + organ bailiff
electronic stiches + Bionic eye
Medical progress, when in SF and reality meet : Should we be worried?