Anti-Aging Drug Discovered

The critical question here is how the "molecules" will be introduced to the body. Topical cream? Inhalation? Pill? Injection? All have different absorption rates and each will have a tremendous impact upon where the molecules wind up.

If this "molecule" is only good for external use, I expect it to be a tad disillusioning. Although the patient may look better and psychosomatically feel better for it, this wouldn't prevent the aging of the internal organs.

Expect this to be an overpriced plaything of the wealthy, and an object of obsession for the young and shortsighted. Vanity would seem to have blinded us from the natural order. While there may be no initial side-effects, it is impossible to know what sort of horrible problems this elixir could cause after thirty or forty years of use. Cells are not meant to live forever. The fact that they die and are replaced is a sign that our bodies are working as they ought. Growing older is a purposeful and natural progression. It is only through the ignorance of our materialistic culture that we don't fully comprehend the value of the elderly. Playing God like this is dangerous.

I also call into question the socio-ecological ramifications of such a product. Humans were designed to live for a while, then die, thus fulfilling the natural cycle. We've conditioned ourselves to fear death, so we'll do anything to cheat it. But when mankind begins to live longer, this could put tremendous strain upon the planet. I believe that some of our healthful advances already have had an adverse effect. It seems that viruses and disease must grow more virulent each day just to thin us out in order to restore some balance.

As far as I can see, this discovery only spells trouble.

Jam it back in, in the dark.