Google fighting with age and death?

One of the unbeatable opponents of humans is age. Will in the future, humans be able to win?

Since the beginning of the twentieth century, with the strong development of science and technology, people's life expectancy has improved significantly. Can people make a breakthrough in longevity in the future? This review will give you an overview of the research that aims to extend life in recent times.

A lot of skin care companies want us to believe that. And now it's Google tech giant's turn to play. Last month, Google created a medical company called Calico to study life expectancy and how to prolong people's lifespan. So what is Google's goal and approach? What is Google's path different from the current methods?

With the expansion of business scope from hardware products to software, we can forget that Google was just a search engine not long ago. Today, the giant has reached out to many different areas: from researching self-driving cars to smartphones and tablets, even launching giant balloons into space.

Google's portfolio has now been extended with the birth of the newest subsidiary, Calico .

Calico is a medical company specializing in aging research and related diseases. At the press conference to launch Calico, Google said the company will operate independently and mainly focus on aging diseases such as Alzheimer's and highly common diseases like cancer and cardiovascular disease.

Larry Page - one of Google's youngest executives said: 'Disease and aging affect every family. With the investment of research and testing time in the field of biotechnology and health care, we hope to improve the lives of millions of people. '

However, the question is, what will Calico do to achieve its goal? At this time, the company does not provide specific details.

Precisely because Google did not disclose any information, many commentators said that Calico would pursue an approach to collecting huge health data stores: collecting information from patients, statistics, and associations. and draw the most effective method for health care. Others said that Calico would choose the point of 'Prevention is better than cure' as a guideline for this big plan.

Aubrey de Gray, an expert in regenerative medicine, thinks it is too early to speculate on Google's approach. He said: 'Regarding Calico, I think it is important that they have not given any specific plans and any predictions that this company will approach the target by collecting data is a no-brainer. base'.

So which path will Calico follow? Here are some scientific methods against aging that have been studied.

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1. Crynoics

First of all, cryonics - the mechanism of action when the human body is stored at low temperatures with the help of liquid nitrogen in the hope of reviving the dead. The goal of cryonics is to prevent dead cells. During that time, doctors have the opportunity to revive the dead by repairing or replacing damaged tissues, even using replacement machines for these parts. The minus point of this method is the high cost. The lowest price for 'cold storage' amounted to USD 28,000. Alco Life Company offers a price of $ 200,000 for similar services.

2. Cryotherapy

Cryotherapy has a strong relationship and is popular in sports and athletics in particular. Coaches ask athletes to use cryotherapy after intense exercise to heal wounds. The French national team, the Welsh football team, used this method during Eurocup 2012. These athletes will stay in a cold room at minus 160 degrees Celsius for a short time. Some hypotheses suggest that this method helps to speed up the recovery of the body. However, others are skeptical about the effectiveness of this method on the grounds that the evidence presented is incomplete.

3. Plaranian worm

In 2012, a group of scientists at the University of Nottingham discovered a special worm capable of self-healing and miraculously healing itself. Some researchers hope that this finding will lead to a new pathway in preventing the aging of human cells. Biologist Aziz Aboobaker of the University of Nottingham said: 'Usually when stem cells divide during reproduction or growth. When these cells are no longer able to divide, they are aging. So when these cells die, it is difficult to find new cells to replace. Our skin is a good example. The study of DNA and chromosomes of the worm is likely to help scientists apply it to the regeneration of dead cells in the human body. "

4. Cloning and replacement of parts

One of the most important areas of science, attracting the attention of many researchers today is creating agencies and substitutions. Many people die from damaged or weakened organs. But imagine if scientists can transplant new liver for patients with liver failure, liver cancer?

Scientists have succeeded in transplanting kidneys in mice under laboratory conditions. If this method is successful at low cost, we can replicate its use and overcome the shortage of donated agencies in many countries.

5. Nano technology

Replacing parts is only considered one of the inevitable solutions. Scientists believe that prolonging human life requires more impact, rather than just replacing individual parts.

Nano technology is one of the solutions to correct incorrect DNA replication - one of the causes of aging.

So, can Google's new company find a viable solution to win aging and death? Only time will be able to answer this question.