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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Angcuru" data-source="post: 2039426" data-attributes="member: 10948">Thing is, immortality in the form of ceased aging is a genetic possibility.  See, there's these things called telomeres that cap off every strand of our DNA.  The more intact the telemore, the more perfect the divided DNA-containing cell is.  As time goes on, the telomeres decay, and eventually, the divided cells start to get screwy.  Hence old people looking saggy, people getting cancer, etc.  Our bodies are constantly being rebuilt from the inside.  Every so often, your body's cells have been replaced to the point that you are not physically the same person you were some time ago ('cept for brain cells).  This is why we grow old and die.  Now, to achieve immortality in a sense, all we have to do is find a way to prevent telomeres from decaying.  Problem is, this would require constant injections of whatever chemical can do this (or regular replacements of whatever nano-tech devices we concieve to do this for us), and this be intrusive and majorly expensive.  I for one, don't want to be immortal.  I believe that immortality is the most sought-after curse in human history. (an you can quote me on that)</blockquote>