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Originally Posted by Gechmir
Also, expect this to look like complete and utter shit in its early stages ;D Side effects may include smurf-blue skin.
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That brings to mind the book by Frank Herbert "The Heaven Makers," where there was a species of artificially long-lived aliens(literally immortal) who looked just like normal humans except they were small and had blueish skin. Read the book, it is compelling. I won't spoil the plot by giving anything away. ;-)
The truth of this matter is that the drug does not really prevent aging. The only thing it does is block cellular senescence, which is one of the programmed methods that cells die. When a cell divides enough times, the telomeres shorten, and genetic defects accumulate. Senescence is observed to be activated when DNA has experienced a certain number of mutations. Without this function, the odds for someone to get cancer is significantly increased, as potentially cancer-causing cells are no longer destroyed, and continue to propagate.
Jam it back in, in the dark.
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