This article presents technologies and medical advances that were not only discussed by scientists, but are still being developed, and perhaps one day will allow people to live up to a thousand years. Science does not stand still, but in addition to scientific advances, take a look at the article 10 habits for a long and healthy life.
10. Neural prostheses
Neural prostheses - implants that are designed to replace the functions of the limbs that have been lost as a result of an accident or illness... Naturally, motor functions in the body react to external stimuli, no matter what they are: natural or artificial. Neural prostheses will not only allow people to replace lost limbs, but they can also serve as a spare parts catalog for most of the functions of the human body. Neural prostheses will help replace damaged body parts and allow them to connect to the central nervous system.
9. Computer interface as an analogue of the human brain
In short, the computer's brain-interface can interact with existing neural function that is responsible for restoring mental faculties and functions. If synapses in a person's brain are not working properly, the interface gets into it and helps to restore motor functions. Hence, there would be no reason for permanent brain damage. "Computer brain»In the future it will be able not only to restore damaged functions, but also improve existing ones.
8. DNA recovery
DNA is formed at birth and is unchanged throughout life. However, it is much more than the usual set of information. DNA can act like a computer, developing cells and repairing damage to them.
In short, the key to long life is DNA's ability to adapt and mutate during damage. This knowledge will help endlessly repair damaged cells, such as cancer.
7. Anti-aging enzymes
The effects of aging can be traced by examining specific enzymes. If it is possible to restore the natural functionality of enzymes, this will help in the future to eliminate the aging process altogether. Thus, antiaging enzymes will help hold the key of life. Research, which ended in 2007, found that two enzymes (SIRT3 and SIRT4) play a key role in mitochondrial cell division. The loss of the ability of cells to divide and reproduce leads to a process we call aging.
These enzymes function as “batteries". When these "batteries”And enzyme production is weakened, that's when we start to age. If science can restore the ability to produce enzymes for successful functioning in the human body, then again there is no reason why natural aging processes cannot be stopped or reversed. The ability to lengthen life by studying enzymes SIRT3 and SIRT4, is obvious.
6. Partial brain transplant
Today we can conclude that the processes of the human brain are still a big mystery. However, experiments with mice have shown that putting the right tissue in a specific part of the brain will allow the brain's neural network to fully recover. The real challenge is finding the beginning and end of certain areas of the brain. Recently, technology has moved to a bird's-eye view. Chaffinch brain cells have been successfully transplanted into chicken.
5. Printing of human organs
Organ donations may one day give way to their printing. Taking the generated cells, theoretical organ printers could build a working organ... Since the cells must come from the patients themselves, there will be a certain fear of the possibility of the risk of organ rejection. Currently, scientists are working on making simple blood vessel replacements.
If there are further successes in this direction, it will be possible to talk about more complex replacements. Even if a human organ is damaged and cannot be restored, it will be possible to grow a new one and then transplant it. The University of Missouri is actively working on the blood vessel transplants that we talked about earlier. If successful, this technology will only improve and progress.
4. Artificial organs
The advances in artificial organs over the years have been particularly striking. In 1982, Barney Clark was the first to receive an artificial heart. The patient took a big risk when Dr. Robert had an artificial heart transplanted into him. Clark lived with him for a hundred days. The advances in the artificial heart are so great that they have become common knowledge. It completely replaces the two lower ventricles of the heart. Today, artificial heart patients live for several years.
3. Downloading human consciousness
According to some scientists, it will be possible to transfer your intelligence to a computer and this will allow "live"It has been in it for a thousand years or more. These computer intelligence models are being developed by scientist Ian Pearson.
2. Anabiosis
One of the main problems associated with theoretical immortality is the imperfection and vulnerability of the developed models. Bullets, knives, hand grenades and bombs still have a definite effect on humans. There are parts of the world where these things are considered part of everyday life. According to statistics, the number of victims of hostilities depends on how long it takes a medical team to get to the battlefield, the first hour is especially expensive.
It is also called "golden hour". If you could put "pause"and the wounded would have survived. The Agency for Advanced Study and the Texas Institute are currently working on this issue. Perhaps they can come up with a button that will keep the wounded in hypersleep for a long time."golden hour".
1. Transplantation of the head and whole body parts
The brain itself is often called autoimmune. This means that the human body cannot reject the brain in the same way as the liver and kidneys. The problem is not the brain transplant itself, but the detachment and reattachment of the head. The main problem is not only with the head, but also with individual parts of the human body. The success of the operation will lie in the fact that the human nervous system is not affected during the operation.
At the same time, the procedure has been successfully performed with small animals. In 2001, Dr. Robert White transplanted the head of a monkey onto the body of another. For some time after the operation, the monkey actually lived.
