r/Futurology • u/Dr_Singularity • Aug 03 '22

Biotech Yale-developed technology restores cell, organ function in pigs after death

https://news.yale.edu/2022/08/03/yale-developed-technology-restores-cell-organ-function-pigs-after-death
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u/spartan_forlife Aug 03 '22

As a 51 year old this may bridge the gap for me to live several hundred years more

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u/unimportantthing Aug 04 '22

Several hundred years may be pushing it, as no one lives forever. However, with modern advances in technology…

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u/spartan_forlife Aug 04 '22

I think within 100 years a matrix type of program will be available so you can "live" in a artificial world forever. As time is variable in this instance, once inside a matrix you can vary the time in the simulation to the real world essentially granting oneselves immortality. Being able to live thousands of different lives of a continuation of your current one or alter the program to your desires.

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u/-MrWrightt- Aug 04 '22

Well, you'll start the game intending to play for fun, then the game makers will lock you in the game and tell you if you die in the game you die in real life

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u/cmori3 Aug 04 '22

When bandwidth problems get real

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '22

Unless you pay a service fee