Some netizens asked: Do you agree with modifying human genes for longevity? Why?
Why disapprove? Who doesn't want to live a few more years, many diseases are caused by genetic defects, and solving the disease from the genetic aspect is the most direct and effective way, and it can also increase the lifespan of patients. Such technology will undoubtedly have a profound impact on human history.
In fact, this kind of technology has also happened in history. According to modern scientific analysis, many human genes come from retroviruses, which can integrate their own genes into human genes, and then use various organelles in human cells to make their own constituent substances, and even guide human cells to Those substances combine to become a new generation of viruses. According to this phenomenon, scientists once used a certain virus, modified it and carried a normal gene, and injected the processed virus strain into the human body. In this way, scientists have cured a certain genetic disease. Although they have succeeded, they have failed in subsequent experiments.
Genes are the most fundamental living substance of human beings. It is very difficult to directly manipulate and modify genes. A little defect will lead to the lack of the whole experiment. Human beings cannot directly modify genes to treat certain diseases at present, because of the complexity of gene composition and function, and modern human science and technology are not enough to monitor various influencing factors. Diseases are undoubtedly an important factor in human lifespan. Most diseases such as cancer are caused by genetic problems. Being able to fundamentally change genes will undoubtedly help human beings to eliminate many diseases. Even if they cannot be eliminated, they can be cured very well. The overall increase in the average life expectancy of human beings can also keep the quality of human life at a high level, and many diseases are very tormenting.
Studies on lifespan have found that many lifespan-related factors are related to diseases. If these diseases can be fundamentally cured, human lifespan will naturally increase. Longevity is the long-cherished wish of human beings. How many emperors blindly pursued "longevity" and tried medicines. healthy. As the saying goes, it is better to die than to live. This sentence is ugly, but it also represents people's expectations for life expectancy.