The Fountain Of Youth By Juan Ponce De Leon - 1876 Words

Humans are living longer. The average life expectancy in the world is now 70 years old and it is growing (Roser 2016). Human life extension is the addition of life with medical technologies like artificial life, gene therapy, and medication. Now humans are studying how to drastically extend human life 120 years and farther. Radical life extension has been occurring throughout history without people knowing. This has happened through the advancement in the study of medicine. With these advancements many people wonder what will happen when there is a much larger population on the Earth, will the access be fair for other people, and which religions will accept or try to prevent this? Radical life extension has been human dream for a very†¦show more content†¦Scientist have seen that telomerase expressing clones have no difference in karyotype but have a long lifespan by 20 doublings. With this research, cells have been seen to have a very youthful looking state for much longer . A last area of study is the hypothalamus of the brain. This part of the brain controls reproduction, growth, metabolism, and aging. This is where many of the age related diseases occur. The study of this area can lead to many advancements in age related diseases that can help people live longer. Though this area of study does not have many advancements it holds promising results. Though there have been numerous advancements, many people ask the question whether people need to live longer because of an already over populated Earth. Since 1900 the life expectancy has doubled at over 70 years old and it is continually growing (Our World In Data 2016). Many people ask whether life expectancy would impact people by there being less availability to food on this over populated Earth. Estimators say that the overpopulation of Earth is on average 8 billion people. We are already at a population of 7.3 billion. This shows that Earth is only so big and we are quickly outgrowing it if somethi ng is not done. This is important because it shows how radical life extension could drastically affect the human population, maybe even over the Earth s ability toShow MoreRelatedBiography on Juan Ponce de Leon998 Words   |  4 PagesAlthough Juan Ponce De Leon’s date of birth isn’t certain he was most likely born in 1474, he was born into a noble Spanish family and he was the son of a military hero. Juan Ponce De Leon was born in Santervas De Campos in Castilla which is now known as Spain. In his youth he spent his time working as a Page for a Spanish Knight. As a Page he cleaned his Knights clothing, cared for his weapons and tended to his horses. In return he was taught a code of honor and learned the way in which he couldRead MoreThe Life of Juan Ponce de Leon548 Words   |  2 Pages Have you ever heard of Juan Ponce de Leon? 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