From: gts (gts@optexinc.com)
Date: Tue Sep 03 2002 - 01:40:00 MDT
Eugen,
Apparently it's true what people say about you. :)
> Touch your nose. Feel it? It belong to the largest
> self-perpetuating molecular self repair chain ever
> invented, called life.
Yes, but ultimately this instance of life will fail. I'll be lucky to
live past 76 or so (my expected lifespan). One reason for this is that
the molecules in my body are damaged over time by free-radicals --
molecules that due to an electrical imbalance damage their surrounding
molecules. I may be able to reduce this damage and extend my biological
life if I can prevent some or all of this damage. There is every reason
to believe that such damage is preventable, at least in theory.
A similar type of damage occurs as a result of quantum tunneling, albeit
at a much slower pace. But unlike free-radical damage, quantum tunneling
damage is not preventable even in theory.
-gts
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