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Scope_Dog t1_je6092y wrote

Reply to comment by iamthewhatt in Former Google engineer predicts humans will achieve immortality within eight years by dustofoblivion123

why not? they have cured other illnesses by editing DNA. Immortality just seems like the beginning to me.

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iamthewhatt t1_je6ndoj wrote

You don't "cure" damaged DNA that way. The genetic code itself is what is causing the damage. You need to be able to manipulate that code to prevent damage or to repair itself. Tiny robots aren't going to do that in 8 years.

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