Dear R.Hedges,

On April 2nd , of this year , my father passed away , he
professed to being an atheist ; though he was shackled with
beliefs from the past and was ranting about Lord of the Rings,
in the correspondence I received from him.
He did write , to say , that nobody had come back from the
grave and that religion was just so much nonsense.
However he didn't offer any alternative , and thought that
cloning was also nonsense , for someone his age [ 80 ] this
most likely seemed to be the instance.

I have a second cousin , now 83 , who has parkinsons
disease , he's also dismissive of the whole notion of cloning
or major therapy for his condition ; though to a lesser extent
than my father was.
Yet I feel that if therapeutic cloning , or similar, had been
proven to be effective , that both would of shown an interest.

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As you may realize from my postings at Yahoo , I'm more
interested in the very practical aspects of regenerative medicine
and cellular programming.
I must mention that I'm not professionally involved in this type
of research , in fact my background is more in the area of applied
and pure mathematics , with computer science having some significance.

However , from a very early age , I had a desire to transcend the
difficulties I found myself in and realized that an eternity might
be required.
When I do have focus in my life it's towards the goal of an
extended and healthy lifespan , where I have the opportunity to
find answers to other aspects of who we are , or might become.
My compassion for others has stemmed from this , a desire to
have others experiencing their real destiny.

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For awhile now I've been observing technological developments
and the minor advances made in regenerative medicine , there's
mention being made of a 'technological spike' , due to occur
in the next 10 to 15 years. This is rather broad , one always
needs to define ones goals in terms of how much closer it will
bring you to acheiving , at least , extended life.

The useful technologies in this respect :

1. That already exist,

Microscopy , including recent advances with associated
software.
Nanoprobes , in this instance as used in florescence
microscopy.
GeneChips , Also known as MicroArrays , these permit
a DNA profile to be constructed , L.E.F.
is using these in one of its studies.
GeneSpring software can be used with this.
Protein imaging , recent advances in N.M.R. , in particular
the new superconducting device from Oxford
Scientific , that was installed at a U.S.
university.
D.T. - M.R.I , uses water molecules to image
microscopic components of a biological entity.
H.U.G.O. , The human genome project and the accurate
information that will flow from there.

New genome sequencers , in particular , from USGenomics.

Computers , Constantly improving capabilities will enable
genomic simulations to be done on a personal
computer , with more and more accuracy.
The requirements for massive computational
capabilities may be lessened after large
ensembles of computers have solved particular
computational tasks.

Other , That I'd need to refresh my memory about.



2. That are in development,

Labs on a Chip , using microfluidics and micro-actuators.

Nano devices , a large and growing area of research , just
a few key accomplishments here could revolutionize
many aspects of the biological sciences and make
it more of a science than a cooking course.
Some valid concerns exist about the overuses of
other types of this technology , in areas that
involve mass consumerism.

Human Proteome Project , an attempt to sequence and determine
the structure of all of the proteins that exist
in a human cell.

Proteome Chips , protein equivalent of the GeneChip.


Protein folding , new algorithms are being developed and tested,
using supercomputer -clusters , to find the most
effecient and practical algorithm.
This might then be used on a P.C.

Improved microscopy, e.g. 30nm florescence microscopy.

Other ,


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I'm now aware of the opinions of a few others , in the
scientific field , and may attempt to resume contact with them.

A few exchanges , between us , maybe necessary before something
tangible arises.


Yours Faithfully,

[ ] Edmont.









On 2002-09-05 physical_immortality@yahoogroups.com said:
>What a pleasure to meet you!
>Looks like we're up for some inspiring bainstorming sessions on
>socialization strategies.
>Best I can tell from 30 years of practice in this context is that
>there is an underlying matriarchal subconscious "conspiracy" of
>smoke and mirrors all held in place with guilt denied around
>breeding to kill.
>I see that the collective psychology has preferred to create false
>messiahs, buddahs, mohammads etc, to practice psuedo resolutionary
>respect-ism, which , of course, resolves nothing.
>I look forward to learning with you....if we don't kick butt you
>know what will happen!
>Love
>Robert Hedges,
>Sedona Az
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