Humans at maximum limits for height, lifespan and physical performance, study suggests - Sensationalist Headlines

[url]https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171206122502.htm[/url] [url]https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2017.00812/full[/url] [QUOTE]Newly emerging trends in data suggests humans may have reached their maximum limits for height, lifespan and physical performance. These biological limitations may be affected by anthropogenic impacts on the environment - including climate change - which could have a deleterious effect on these limits. This review is the first of its kind spanning 120 years worth of historical information, while considering the effects of both genetic and environmental parameters.[/QUOTE]

I guess this means genetic or mechanical augmentation is the only way forward. oof ninjad

[QUOTE=shad0w440;52954402]I guess this means genetic or mechanical augmentation is the only way forward. oof ninjad[/QUOTE] That’s been agreed upon for a while. We can only go so far with our natural bodies before we hit the limit. Implantations of mechanical limbs and organs will extend life well beyond its usual limitations, and as we make more progress with the regrowth of nerve cells, we can say goodbye to the ultimate shackle to immortality: brain degradation. I asked for this.

That sounds like a challenge.

h+ engage Deus Ex truly was an instruction booklet.

[QUOTE=shad0w440;52954402]I guess this means genetic or mechanical augmentation is the only way forward. oof ninjad[/QUOTE] Moreso than you'd think, it will become necessary with antibiotics becoming even more and more obsolete, so if you say get a nasty gash on your thigh the doctor would have to amputate your leg and then put in a prosthetic. Preventative maintenance against disease would be much more grotesque in that regard as well.

[QUOTE=ZombieDawgs;52954454]h+ engage Deus Ex truly was an instruction booklet.[/QUOTE] If it weren't for it, I wouldn't know how to swim!

[QUOTE=Shirt.;52954461]Moreso than you'd think, it will become necessary with antibiotics becoming even more and more obsolete, so if you say get a nasty gash on your thigh the doctor would have to amputate your leg and then put in a prosthetic. Preventative maintenance against disease would be much more grotesque in that regard as well.[/QUOTE] That sounds like a massive leap, what's stopping nanomachines from just killing Bacteria like our white blood cells?

this is as far as natural evolution is getting us tranhumanism here we go

[QUOTE=Lone Wolf807;52954564]That sounds like a massive leap, what's stopping nanomachines from just killing Bacteria like our white blood cells?[/QUOTE] Because they'll be programed not to?

[QUOTE=Shirt.;52954461]Moreso than you'd think, it will become necessary with antibiotics becoming even more and more obsolete, so if you say get a nasty gash on your thigh the doctor would have to amputate your leg and then put in a prosthetic. Preventative maintenance against disease would be much more grotesque in that regard as well.[/QUOTE] I expect to see bacteriophage therapies become the new alternative to traditional antibiotics sometime in the next 50 years. Rapid sequencing technology + machine learning = a feasible alternative. The 21st century will be to biology what the 20th was to silicon. [editline]7th December 2017[/editline] [QUOTE=Lone Wolf807;52954564]That sounds like a massive leap, what's stopping nanomachines from just killing Bacteria like our white blood cells?[/QUOTE] Are you referring to WBC as bacteria? Nano tech won't be little war bots with chopping blades and lasers destroying things indiscriminately, it'll be things like lipid nanoparticles that fuse with membranes when specific surface proteins are present.

[QUOTE=Biotoxsin;52954579] The 21st century will be to biology what the 20th was to silicon.[/QUOTE] What will this era be referred to as? The bio age?

I mean, I pulled less "we need to augument" and more, due to our societal life choices and the environmental issues we caused we have halted our abilities to properly adapt to the rapidly changing world that we created.

So what it's saying is "we may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like"

[QUOTE=_Maverick_;52954578]Because they'll be programed not to?[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Biotoxsin;52954579]Are you referring to WBC as bacteria? Nano tech won't be little war bots with chopping blades and lasers destroying things indiscriminately, it'll be things like lipid nanoparticles that fuse with membranes when specific surface proteins are present.[/QUOTE] he's saying "what's stopping nanomachines from killing bacteria[b],[/b] like our white blood cells?", as in them acting like our bloodcells, not calling white blood cells bacteria.

Me and a bunch of stupid assholes are gonna look for the fountain of youth to either die or prove a very important point.

[QUOTE=Ninja Gnome;52954733]he's saying "what's stopping nanomachines from killing bacteria[b],[/b] like our white blood cells?", as in them acting like our bloodcells, not calling white blood cells bacteria.[/QUOTE] Aaaah, That makes much more sense Yeah, without that comma it's a completely different question.

The real world isn't cyberpunk its biogrunge

[QUOTE=jimbobjoe1234;52954743]Me and a bunch of stupid assholes are gonna look for the fountain of youth to either die or prove a very important point.[/QUOTE] [img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/351263699476152320/388394159322693633/ponce.png[/img] as for the article, I figured as much. I was actually thinking earlier today about how humans have been getting taller over time, but since taller people usually have specific medical issues, it seemed like it was unlikely for us to get much taller looks like robot energy legs is the future, baby

at least we wont turn into them fuckin' car crash creatures or every artists' rendition of future humans with massive anime eyes

As soon as the technology is there I'm choppin off my fuckin legs and getting some sick-ass leg blades dude [t]https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/004/783/885/large/bruno-gauthier-leblanc-deusex-mankind-divided-aug-legs.jpg?1486240827[/t]

I bet if everyone was less stressed we would live longer.

[QUOTE=ferrus;52954384][url]https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171206122502.htm[/url] [url]https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2017.00812/full[/url][/QUOTE] We've likely hit a plateau until the next advancements, following a similar pattern to the following: [img]https://hbr.org/resources/images/article_assets/hbr/6511/65608_D.gif[/img]

[QUOTE=Popularvote;52954432]That sounds like a challenge.[/QUOTE] I feel like this post effectively encapsulates why humans have been able to do what we have done.

[QUOTE=Lazore;52955037]I bet if everyone was less stressed we would live longer.[/QUOTE] Good luck getting people to not be stressed though. We're kinda masters of finding things to stress out over.

Don't have to remove or lower stress if you can negate any negative biological (or psychological) consequences of stress.

[QUOTE=LZTYBRN;52954929]As soon as the technology is there I'm choppin off my fuckin legs and getting some sick-ass leg blades dude [t]https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/004/783/885/large/bruno-gauthier-leblanc-deusex-mankind-divided-aug-legs.jpg?1486240827[/t][/QUOTE] [IMG]http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02327/oscar_2327576b.jpg[/IMG]

Time to get to work on them cyberbrains and synth bodies, the furry revolution won't start itself.

What a shame.

Wake me up when we can upload ourselves into VR tiddies