"David Fontaine" <dav### [at] faricynet> wrote :
>
> what will the life expectancy of a child born in say 2050 be considering
> the pace of technological development and the recent and probable future
> discoveries of medical science.
>

    Last thing I heard is that unless there is a genetic breakthrough, 150
is about it. Something about the maximum number of times a cell will replace
itself. Recent hormone information leads one to think that much more of our
life will be spent in better health (at least where technology is
available). Example: "Old People Skin" (i.e.: dry, slow to heal) is 90%
hormonal. Presently too risky to fix with replacement therapy, but in the
future?

    Disclaimer: Most of my info on this is ~10 years out of date.

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