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Old January 28, 2008, 9:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Recurring Villain View Post
From Wikipedia:





They also have no genetic programming to repair or replace their parts, unlike we do.



Mankind is almost at the point where natural selection will become irrelevant in the face of genetic engineering and technological developments, particularly nanotechnology. Check out this article if you want to know more.
So what you're saying is that it IS a possibility to become pratically immortal, and that that possibility could become a reality very soon.
There are people who would think that was bad, but maybe it isn't. It COULD be deemed as a god send for it would give humans the chance to look at greater potentials than what we are right now.
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