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Dr. Spencer Wells Cross-Disciplinary Science and the Genographic Project

Bigthink — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:42:14 +0100

: Wells discusses the eureka moments provided by paleoclimatology.

How can people access the Genographic Project's findings?

Bigthink — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:42:10 +0100

: The National Geographic portal.

Re: What are the risks of access to genetic information?

Bigthink — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:40:14 +0100

: For now, only the wealthy have access.

Re: How do people of faith view the Genographic Project?

Bigthink — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:39:19 +0100

: Unlike faith, science is about asking questions, Wells says.

Dr. Spencer Wells on Losing Indigenous Cultures

Bigthink — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:39:14 +0100

: We're in a period of mass cultural extinction, Wells says.

Dr. Spencer Wells on the Genographic Project's First Results

Bigthink — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:39:08 +0100

: Back from the verge of extinction.

Dr. Spencer Wells on Collecting Genetic Data Around the World

Bigthink — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:38:14 +0100

: Wells uses the latest microbiological techniques to accomplish his genographic mission.

Dr. Spencer Wells on the Power of Genographic Data

Bigthink — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:38:11 +0100

: What does it mean to retrace the steps of a nation of immigrants?

Re: What is the Genographic Project?

Bigthink — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:38:08 +0100

: It's one way to answer a deceptively simple question: where did we come from?

cures for HIV

Bigthink — Sat, 03 May 2008 19:56:28 +0100

Why is it so hard to see that regenerative medicine could regenerate an immune system?

What am I trying to rant about again?

translation: HIV is curable via genomic/regenerative medicine (stem cells) The new cells would make a new immune system.

What are the downsides? A new immune system still has the potential to be weakened by a virus that mutates over time, which means that treatment would perhaps have to be repeated over the course of the patients life.

So is that really better?

YES!

Treatments already have to be repeated so many times in the first place, regenerative medicine would already be much more efficient, given the frequency of the treatments.

So many special gay men have already fallen by the wayside due to the government, pharmaceuticals, and insurance. Those are the 3 evil powers keeping people sick. Why have all these industries popped up and stayed around when they're only full of evil.

All I want is to help people.

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Is pooping overrated?

Bigthink — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:50:38 +0100

I personall enjoy it greatly... but if someone found a way to create food in which everything contained was absorbed, no waste products were included, would you eat it? Would you give up pooping? Not I, I say...

My predictions for the upcoming advancement of medical technology by 2030:

Bigthink — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:31:36 +0100

genomic medicine will be the new treatment standard

machines will perform all surgeries (if evasive procedures even exist)

stem cells an industry standard

unbelievable achievements in cosmetic surgery

lasers as a standard

successful human cloning

synthetic life an industry standard

immortality clearly an option

4 ways to achieve immortality

Bigthink — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:24:28 +0100

fame

inhibit apoptosis, or preprogrammed cell death

digital consciousness

second life (brain inside a robot body)

Equation for Infinite Life

Bigthink — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:16:30 +0100

ap ∞ -ap

(it's all about balance, a.k.a. Cell Recycling)

life span vs. life expectancy

Bigthink — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:05:21 +0100

: Early this morning I realized I never wrote a blog about life span vs. life expectancy, although I think about it a lot. Personally, I'm very interested in radical life extension via genomic medicine, and as a result I'm forced to look at the current potentials of the human life span. Looking over someone's shoulder on public transportation, I saw an article in the newspaper today about about genetically manipulating the human life span, and then I also saw a newsflash today on the Wellness Health Education Network (WHEN) about the growing worldwide disparity between wealthy vs. disenfranchised/impoverished countries and the correlation of life expectancy. I guess those were signs that I should write a blog about it. Factors that relate to life expectancy: gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, education level, level of health care, exercise, nutrition, etc... Living in the real world, life expectancy is a prediction of how long a human will live in a present day country, given average circumstances. A baby born in the mid 2000s in the United States has a life expectancy of 77.9 years. This means that if you were born in the mid 2000s in the United States, you will most likely live to be 78. The human life span represents the numerical age that humans could achieve under ideal circumstances. The human life span is over 120, but gentically, there is no limit to the human life span. Human life span is limitless.

Cell Recycling Theory

Bigthink — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:00:32 +0100

: theorize
Last night as I was falling asleep, I thought of a much needed term for the research into apoptosis I'm scheming.

Since I'm a proponent for immortality just like Ray Kurzweil himself, and plan on using genomic medicine specifically stem cell technology to "reactivate" areas of primary growth constantly in my own body repeatedly over time (instead of allowing it to occur naturally and only once, hence cheating nature) I've needed a simple, catchy, and most importantly "friendly" term for this process. Most people just aren't on my level, and will never be able to understand things on the level and to the depth that I am so easily able to; experimenting on myself = genius. I mean, after I found out I'm a genius it was the biggest ego boost I ever got, simply because I realized that everything I say, write, think, and do are all the actions of a genius.

Anyways, For a while, I had been calling my process "balance cell birth with cell death" but that's way too inefficient and verbose, so I'm switching to a term that is much easier for people to say and remember- cell recycling.

Since I'm on a recycling tip, today I was thinking about Steven Hawking, his new theories about dark matter and energy, black holes, white holes, and universes where information is either lost or preserved (the new theory that states ultimately, only universes in which information is preserved will be the only universes left existing as universal time continues). It seems like galaxies look a lot like toilet bowl water gong down the drain, which makes me think of recycling. Maybe black holes are another example of recycling, death, and rebirth in the universe.

Then today as I was walking down the street, another genius scheme popped into my head, one that had never been there before. Synthesize a new vector (perhaps a genetic "hodge podge" of genes from bacteria, viruses, protists AND/OR fungi) to be infinitely virulent, and systematically release it throughout the world, becoming the most effective bio terrorist to date. The world is overdue for a global pandemic, and let's face it, most people serve no purpose.

Why do I know that sum1 like me should be able to do things like this? I'm divine, the only one who knows what's good and bad. Btw, there's only 1 type of good, but infinite kinds of bad. Stand on the shoulders of giants.

Why My Immune System Is More Efficient

Bigthink — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:45:48 +0100

: I'm one of the few lucky people who happens to be mixed. Putting

social constructions, ethnicity, identities, and likewise charged
terms aside, I'd prefer to speak on my immune system's biological
advantages to being "mixed race."

Death is the antithesis to life, and unless one was to die through
accident, disease (or old age) will end all life. I see death in
itself is a disease, one that could easily be forever halted (if the
right amount of money were placed in the right areas). Then again, I'm
a fatalist, so what the fuck do I know?

Disease is so prevalent in the world; on the micro scale, forms of
life (bacteria, viruses, protists, etc) mutate and colonize at such
alarming rates, getting rid of them with always be impossible?
Throughout the world, specific diseases are endemic to certain areas,
that is to say that specific diseases have certain gene pools which
inevitably are limited (and vary) by:

1. space (geographical)
2. the endemic population of potential hosts

Given these limits, disease can mutate only "so much" within a
population, over time. Also, given that specific populations of people
inhabit specific areas, specific groups of people start to have
long-standing associations with certain diseases, which in turn
evolves specific populations to specific immunity (and infections).

By having a genome comprised of genes from many different continents
of the world, I have been blessed with a naturally superior immune
system. I am naturally resistant to more diseases, whereas someone
whose genes come from all one part of the world is left at a
disadvantage. I notice that my overall health (and well being) tends
to be much better than average; many mixed people have expressed
similar observations to me about their health and immunity.

At the same time, my risk of genetic defect and/or disease goes down
to almost impossible by being mixed. Again, incongruous genes are
placed next to each other, resulting in less potential for inferior
genes to be expressed (genetic disease). Basically, I'm more evolved
than the average person, and I'm glad I'm not white, because it's
evolutionarily advantageous.

More of of the story? Mix your genes together to achieve a more
efficient, more evolved baby...

Is body world entertaining or is it just plain old sick and disrespectful?

Bigthink — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:21:39 +0100

: What do you people think is it great or sickening? I think its sickening and disrespectful.

Re: Can we now continue embryonic stem cell research?

Bigthink — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:34:29 +0100

: sciencesaves,
you've brought up a prime example for choice of ignorance that prevails with this subject and so many others. it's actually been a while now that stem cell research has demonstrated non-embryo related replication.
There is a research university/hospital where I live that has lead with this for over eight years now.
It's interesting that their researchers just keep their heads down and continue their work, under insightful protections, while the political and prejudicial machinations 'whirling' around them play out.
That strikes me as a great example of reason and logic towards an intention/realization that the poorly reasoned manipulation of the aforementioned will "clear" out, sooner or later.
Of course, a key component is for research to cover as many bases, as humanly possible, with ongoing checks and balances as to the next resulting or evolving solutions remaining beneficial vs. problematic.

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