Nieuwe film; to age or not to age

De film (documentaire)'To age or not to age' is een productie van Robert Kane Pappas en gaat dus 11 februari live. Je kunt op 11 februari dan ook de live stream volgen met een paneldiscussie over dit onderwerp op Ustream.tv.

This breakthrough ranks with the discovery of DNA. People would age more slowly, stay younger longer, and remain free of disease for a longer time. Long-lived animals are resistant to cancer, to Huntington’s disease, to Alzheimer’s disease. (Dr. Cynthia Kenyon)

De quotes zijn al triggerend genoeg om naar de film te gaan kijken. Helaas heb ik een lezing dus ik kan de film niet 'live' zien of de discussie bijwonen. Mocht iemand dat wel doen. Graag hier een verslag achterlaten! “A lot of people think we’re biologically programmed to die, but the truth is that we’re biologically programmed for survival. There is no mechanism inside us that turns on to kill us when a certain period of time has elapsed. Dr. Thomas Kirkwood

Lees ook hier kort de synopsis van de film (via de perskit):

Imagine a 120-year-old living like today's 50 year-olds. Possible? Yes, according to the scientists in Robert Kane Pappas' new film, To Age or Not to Age The scientists featured in To Age or Not to Age have found the means to postpone and possibly mitigate diseases tied to aging, such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative diseases, and diabetes. Genes that control aging, among them SIRT2/SIRT1 genes, when altered, may, as a side effect increase our lifespans.

Who will have access to the medicine? Who will benefit from the breakthroughs? Will the price of these compounds make this a drug for the elites? There already exists a potentially catastrophic problem with overpopulation. What happens if we live even longer? What does that mean for societal structures, family, marriage, social security? If we can postpone aging, should we? Or are we arrogantly challenging the laws of nature? Where does evolution fit in?

bekijk hier de trailer