Topic: $1 Billion Science Fund to Use Blockchain Projects to Extend Human Lifespan (Read 245 times)

Are you sure you've understood my posts?!
The dumping part I have been talking about was in the ICO era. That was in 2017. And many of those ICOs were sold on their own website, most probably there were many that didn't get to exchanges and I am not convinced that all have implemented anything more than the website.

I appreciate the fact that blockchain technology is being used for scientific purposes(even though there's some kind of altcoin/token that is going to be issued).
But!I hate the whole idea of increasing the longevity of life.There's something wrong with that idea.
If you have an already shitty life,making that life longer doesn't add anything.
I prefer 60 years of a shitty life,rather than 120 years of the same shitty life.
It's the quality of life that matters the most,not the longevity of life.
I can't imagine retiring at the age of 65 and living 60 additional years as an old,disabled and probably lonely man.That would be a complete hell.

Maybe I'm too stupid to not be able to believe in research that can extend or reduce a person's life.  Basically, because of religious doctrines that are passed down from parents, I only believe that God has set our age from birth.  But I still appreciate people's efforts in conducting research and if it is related to blockchain in terms of facilities in carrying out research then it is a common thing.  Because blockchain is probably the fastest way to collectively globally.

"And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died."  -Genesis 9:29

"Abraham lived a hundred and seventy-five years."  -Genesis 25:7

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There are old testament figures in the bible who lived to be 500 to 900 years old, if I'm remembering right.

This was criticized.

Until around 2005 when scientific research was published claiming the upper theoretical limit of human lifespan could be 500+ years old.

(This isn't the exact link I was looking for, but close enough):


I'm not remembering this perfectly. It was a long time ago. This topic has been on the table for a very long time. Without much interest.

Concerns relating to overpopulation should human life be extended have been an effective deterrent.

Then were those tokens LISTED in an exchange where their value can be manipulated, pumped and dumped, up and down to make the whale-cumulators rich? No, because it’s not the same “blockchain tokens” that shitcoins scammers shill, and our fellow plebs like to gamble on.

Sure. All the pharmacies, and gas stations, and shops that had for you cards where you gathered reward points. Those were basically tokens in a database and you were able to exchange them back for "value" and buy something.
Lately supermarkets and credit cards also have that. I don't know which were introduced first though, in my country pharmacies and gas stations did it first.

Then can you give me an example of projects that had “those tokens” that used a database that was BEFORE Bitcoin, “blockchain technology”, and cryptocurrency exchanges?

Indeed. I guess that it was made up by people who don't know what it is and it is also targeting the people who don't know what's all about. Typical buzz words.


In the past these exchanges weren't existing, so it's not a good comparison. But even nowadays, in the ICO era, there were "coins" that could be acquired only from their own website. So dumping onto plebs is still possible.

But my initial point was that those buzz words were used in order to make things look advanced and complicated to be implemented so they can eat up investors' initial funds. I mean that with 5.1M funds at hand, [bJthey don't even need to dump tokens, they're are already set[/b].

“blockchain technology”, really a stupid pleb-term

But can “those tokens” that were existing before “blockchain technology”, really a stupid pleb-term, be listed in exchanges then be sold, actually DUMPED, to US the plebs? What exchanges were there before “blockchain technology”?

Tokens were existing - in a way or another - even before blockchain.
And they can be issued and used easily even with a normal DB.
Of course, they become suddenly top technology if blockchain buzz word is used

If memory serves you, you may remember that OP is quite fascinated by the idea that everything (or most things) in the world can be solved by inventing a token for each individual problem - world hunger = food token, drinking water problem = water token...
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The average Joe may never get a chance to live 120 years thanks to some research, and I honestly don’t understand why people are so obsessed with living so long - we better focus on how to enable all people to have at least one meal every day, and medicine for diseases like malaria, tuberculosis, and diseases that have almost disappeared in developed countries and still take a lot of lives in developing countries.

Another angle:
Fecal transplantation (poop transplant intended to grant people a healthier gastrointestinal micro biome) is a procedure which is gaining prominence atm:

because of religious doctrines that are passed down from parents, I only believe that God has set our age from birth.  

Could humans live to 500 years old? Scientists believe genetic tweaks could significantly extend our lifespan

Living to the ripe old age of 500 might be a possibility if the science shown to extend worms' lives can be applied to humans, scientists have said.

U.S. researchers tweaked two genetic pathways in the tiny lab worm Caenorhabditis elegans and boosted the creature's lifespan by a factor of five.

The research raises the prospect of anti-ageing treatments based on genetic interactions, they said.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2523086/Could-humans-live-500-years-old-Scientists-believe-genetic-tweaks-significantly-extend-lifespan.html

The second way is by exploiting some of the features of blockchain technology such as security and storage of data, which is most relevant to the application of personalised or precision medicine whereby patient information such as genetics, blood profile data, microbiome assessments, epigenetic methylation, and sleep data could be transacted and analysed without risk of the patient data getting into the “wrong hands” and being exploited.

The second way is by exploiting some of the features of blockchain technology such as security and storage of data, which is most relevant to the application of personalised or precision medicine whereby patient information such as genetics, blood profile data, microbiome assessments, epigenetic methylation, and sleep data could be transacted and analysed without risk of the patient data getting into the “wrong hands” and being exploited.

The usual simple questions, why would you need a token, why would you need a blockchain for this?

Because if their developers don’t use “a blockchain” or what they call “blockchain technology”, how would they issue their own shittokens to “private investors”, and for those investors to “sell” them to the people, scamming them?  

It looks to me like a private blockchain. And if it's private, a database may be much better suited.

If I'm wrong and it's not a private blockchain, then what would be the incentives for nodes and miners to store and protect this data?

Also if it's public blockchain, people may try to get access to protected data, from medical data to people's personal info.
And I don't really see the medical and pharmaceutic industries be just nice and share tremendous amounts of information "for the common good".


So while I'd love to be wrong and this project just go on and get to results, I see it as a money hog, using blockchain unnecessarily to just over-complicate things.

Well the fact that ICH and WHO has made this clear there should not be any research associated with DNA modification or any modification to biological matter which can cause threat to human species makes me think whether this will continue until the end or not.  

Ways this project is related to blockchain & crypto.

1.  A crypto coin is used to raise funds in an effort to fund the project
2.  Token holders vote to determine how funding and resources are allocated
3.  Blockchain is used to protect the integrity of medical data
4.  It is claimed their blockchain design protects privacy and data of patients

Token, dao, invest, ...no! This is not about the human lifespan this is about making money.

Be aware of the buzzwords little grasshopper. Life extension, blockchain, fund,... Red alerts flashing all over.

So while I'd love to be wrong and this project just go on and get to results, I see it as a money hog, using blockchain unnecessarily to just over-complicate things.

Be aware of the buzzwords little grasshopper. Life extension, blockchain, fund,... Red alerts flashing all over.

On average, a hospital produces 760 terabytes of data every year. However, 80% of the data lacks structure and is inaccessible to researchers, according to an article by Garri Zmudze from Longevity Science Foundation.

The need for security and reoccurring consent of the data usage prevents progress for medical research. With the help of blockchain and AI, patient consent can be easily obtained, data can be unlocked for analysis, and its usage can be transparent.

VitaDAO’s ecosystem has an open structure–everyone who owns VITA tokens can access it. To get the tokens, you need to contribute work, funds, or other resources to VitaDAO. In addition, “its collective membership, rather than a CEO or a handful of grant reviewers, will decide by vote how to deploy its funding, manage its IP, and share/publish its data.”

The organization already held a token auction on a crypto platform to receive funding for longevity researchers and raised $5.1 million (400% more than expected).

If you ever thought that living over a 100 years could only be possible only for future generations, you might be mistaken. Technology and AI are advancing rapidly, and with the help of blockchain, longevity achievements might be not far ahead.

The Longevity Science Foundation, based in Switzerland, launched a $1 billion fund over the span of ten years for research and projects to advance human longevity and extend lifespan to 120+ years.

The non-profit organization aims to make longevity medicine available for everyone and will focus on four main research areas: therapeutics, predictive diagnostics, personalised medicine, and artificial intelligence. The foundation plans to fund the development of medical technology, which broadly includes blockchain.

Blockchain in the Medical Industry
Healthcare data is immense and creates challenges in centralization and security. On average, a hospital produces 760 terabytes of data every year. However, 80% of the data lacks structure and is inaccessible to researchers, according to an article by Garri Zmudze from Longevity Science Foundation.

The need for security and reoccurring consent of the data usage prevents progress for medical research. With the help of blockchain and AI, patient consent can be easily obtained, data can be unlocked for analysis, and its usage can be transparent.

the article says.

Blockchain Technology and Longevity Research
VitaDAO is a decentralized collective that funds longevity research. The web3-based organization aspires to “create a world where longevity therapeutics are collectively funded, owned and governed by the population that will benefit from them.”

VitaDAO’s ecosystem has an open structure–everyone who owns VITA tokens can access it. To get the tokens, you need to contribute work, funds, or other resources to VitaDAO. In addition, “its collective membership, rather than a CEO or a handful of grant reviewers, will decide by vote how to deploy its funding, manage its IP, and share/publish its data.”

The organization already held a token auction on a crypto platform to receive funding for longevity researchers and raised $5.1 million (400% more than expected).

How Can Blockchain Help to Advance Longevity?
According to biochemist and researcher Eleanor Sheekey, there are two main ways in which blockchain can help to advance longevity. The first is through the funding of longevity projects such as through the recently launched VitaDAO. This not only raises significant funding for research projects but also aids in the commercialisation of drugs if they are successful.

The second way is by exploiting some of the features of blockchain technology such as security and storage of data, which is most relevant to the application of personalised or precision medicine whereby patient information such as genetics, blood profile data, microbiome assessments, epigenetic methylation, and sleep data could be transacted and analysed without risk of the patient data getting into the “wrong hands” and being exploited.

Sheekey told DailyCoin during an email interview.

On The Flipside

• One of the major challenges of blockchain in healthcare is the technology’s adoption.
• The medical industry requires collaboration when it comes to blockchain in order to embrace the information exchange and be transparent on patient data.

Why You Should Care?
Funding longevity projects through blockchain technology might be one of the best ways to be part of the research process. Blockchain adds many benefits to the medical industry, but poses some technical challenges.

https://dailycoin.com/1-billion-science-fund-to-use-blockchain-projects-to-extend-human-lifespan/

VitaDAO is a decentralized collective that funds longevity research.

genetics, blood profile data, microbiome assessments, epigenetic methylation