Ora Biomedical Million Molecule Challenge Results

#364

For us humans, that is all we can expect today and I’m OK with that :slight_smile:

Increasing lifespan from a max of 120 to 200 is not going to happen in the near term (at least not until the elastin problem and other complex puzzles are solved)

Increasing life expectancy is another matter and something we can change today. If I can get to a healthy 100, that is another 30 years of time to do more cool chit!

I see all these “amazing” elders doing amazing things FOR THEIR AGE and people get all excited, but when you compare their performance to 30 year olds, there is no comparison. The elders are still weaker, slower, saggier, and certainly appear much older. While that may sound defeatist, it’s our reality and I’m happy to fight it until the end. The end is inevitable, at least in my lifetime it is.

I’m super hopeful for future generations who will benefit from what AI is going to contribute to these puzzles. I admire those who are working on these puzzles and will do my best to take advantage of every breakthrough I can afford :slight_smile:

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#365

Good observation, but didn’t they also say they kill any remaining worms on a certain day?

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#366

I don’t know, but I was referring to these charts in general across many different species involved in longevity studies. The median always seems to be more impressive than the life extension.

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#367

No, they don’t kill them off they end the experiment, so the curve can just not go to the bottom.

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#368

Of course. That makes more sense.

Shouldn’t effect the median either way unless the intervention was insanely effective, but you’re totally right about the graph. Thanks for pointing that out.

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#369

The lifespan equations I posted about a couple of weeks ago have a constant factor that is basically random entropic death. It may be that even if you have an unlimited lifespan, you will eventually be hit by a car.