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I predict that advances in nanotech and cell engineering will make death only a memory in the next 50-70 years. . . if the research is made public. There are many reasons NOT to share this possible gift of "immortality", ranging from overpopulation to religious zealots (God WANTS you to die, to move on to heaven, or in the name of Islam, etc).
I don't believe it will be one giant discovery by any means. I believe that if you are young now, you may expect something like this:
In your lifetime, the ability to keep people alive progressively longer, at first with little improvement to the "state" of old age. Later, the ability to keep a person alive and young in flesh to an age of 200 or so should be relatively easy.
In the span between, let's say, your age-scale of 100-200 (100 years, total), there will be further refinements to take you to maybe 500. By the time you arrive there, it will extend indefinitely, whether that is through replacement of organs and cells, or nano-bots that constantly patrol and repair from within.
Yes, I believe we are that close. I am certain many will laugh at this as lunacy, but if you check around the net, with verified university researchers, not the weirdos, you will see hints of what may be to come soon.
Unfortunately, there are so many groups who would NOT benefit from these sorts of advances. The knowledge may be discovered only to be quietly discarded in the back halls of economic, political or social institutions whose very existence depends on the business of death.
Immortality? Possible. Only if our governments and society in general is willing to make some SERIOUS changes, soon.
Imagine, it though. A hundred years ago, who would have believed the advances we made during the 1900's?
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